A late night notice was posted with the bad news, Friday evening... The IAC Board of Directors met by teleconference on Friday, 10 July 2020, to discuss the 2020 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships scheduled to be held in Salina, Kansas, 20-24 September 2020.
After much research, debate, and discussion with City of Salina officials and EAA leadership, the IAC Board of Directors has determined that it will be in the best interest of the safety of all who attend the U.S. Nationals that this premier event is cancelled for 2020. The internet is filled with various GoFundMe and other donation programs for all manner of reasons... some inspired and worthy, some... not so much. A regular fixture at a number of aviation events, Rachel St Louis is a hard-working young lady who is pursuing her dream to fly in an airplane she built by herself. A soloed pilot, she's working on her Private ticket and hopes to make aviation a major part of her life. You may have seen her at a number of fly-ins, before the pandemic hit, with her aviation oriented jewelry making business -- but is now at a standstill due to the COVID problem. Three dozen of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the CAFE Foundation’s 14th
Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS) which will be held online for the first time on July 28-30, 2020. Electric and hybrid electric powered aircraft have the potential to significantly reduce air transportation costs, carbon emissions and community noise and enable new aviation markets. The CAFE Foundation and Vertical Flight Society have been working to advance electric aviation for many years and have partnered again for this year’s EAS. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.13.20 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, July 13th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Sophie Hurlock. Sophie is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- 2020 US National Aerobatic Championships Cancelled
- GoFundMe Program Hopes To Get Engine For Young Aviation Entrepreneur
- Going Virtual! 14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium
- B-29 Doc Flight Experience Tour Coming To Omaha, August 1-2
- Triple Tree Aerodrome Cancels Events Through Fall Due To Health Concerns
- 350 350s! Challenger 350 Aircraft Reaches Milestone 350th Delivery
- RAVN May Yet Live On... Under New Owners
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