Mon, Jul 07, 2014
Its been several decades since some of ANN’s leaders suggested the need for a Pilot’s Bill of Rights, but Oklahoma Senator, Jim Inhofe, who is a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus, has announced the outline for a follow-on to the original lawmaking.
Inhofe has requested the aviation community submit comments for the final Senate legislation. NASA has declared the June 28th test flight of its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, also called the LDSD, a success despite a parachute failure. The FAA has designated Quicksilver's S2SE as an SLSA ... The receipt of an airworthiness certificate for its first-ever Special Light-Sport Aircraft (SLSA) is an important milestone for Quicksilver Aeronautics. This final approval now enables the Southern California producer to begin selling ready to fly models of its iconic aircraft. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.02.14 is chock full of info in this thrice-weekly news period ending Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, 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:
- Inhofe Seeks Comments On Pilot’s Bill Of Rights 2
- NASA Declares LDSD Test A Success Despite Parachute Failure
- FAA Awards SLSA Certificate To Quicksilver
- Lee Bottom Welcomes Back Wood, Fabric, And Tailwheel Airplanes
- Classic Aero-TV: Aero-TV: - LSA Expert Jim Scott Offers Advice
- Air Show Pilot, Eddie Andreini, Fatally Injured By Burns, Coroner Says
- XCOR Aerospace Acquires Space Expedition Corporation
- Boeing Delivers 1,500th 747
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, in just a few days!
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