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Piper Aircraft has announced the repositioning of the M-Class product line in anticipation of the certification of the M600, which is expected to take place in third-quarter of this year.

In other words, there are some serious price reductions in the works. As part of the product repositioning, Piper Aircraft has reduced the price of the M500 from $2.264M to $1.99M. Additionally, the newly upgraded executive interior will be a standard feature on each M500. Cuts to the military budget are directly responsible for a major aircraft training accident that result in the loss of personnel, according to Marine Corps General Robert Neller. The remarks came during Neller's testimony during a House Armed Services Committee hearing last week. For any homebuilt airplane to be certificated as ‘experimental amateur-built’, the builder must show compliance with the requirement that the major portion the aircraft was built for the purpose of education and recreation. Earlier this month, the FAA visited the Zenith Aircraft kit factory in Mexico, Missouri to evaluate the Zenith CH750 Cruzer kit, a requirement for the amateur-built aircraft kit to be added to the FAA's list of eligible Amateur-Built Aircraft Kits. Zenith said that as expected, the FAA's team officially determined that the CH750 Cruzer kit allows an amateur builder to meet the major portion requirement, also known as the "51% rule." All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 03.23.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:

• SERIOUS Price Reductions: Piper Aircraft Repositions M-Class Product Line
• Marine General Says Budget Cuts Lead To Training Accidents
• FAA Gives 51% Approval To The Zenith Cruzer
• Filmmaker Challenges Los Angeles Drone Ordinance
• Classic Aero-TV: Upgrading A Classic LSA – New Features For The RANS S7 Courier
• Atlantic City Puts Bader Field Up For Auction
• FAA: Drones And Cherry Blossoms Don't Mix
• House Science Subcommittee Reviews NASA Budget Challenges
• Seven Fatally Injured In Accident In Brazil
• Lawsuit Filed Two Years After Seattle Helo Accident

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