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Airborne 07.03.23: Icon Down--Again, Virgin Galactic, FAA Mis-Tweet

Also: Joby Flight Testing, FAA OSH Research, LEMO-Ready Handheld, ATC Staffing Woes

The pilot and sole occupant of a single-engine ICON A5 that went down in east-central Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake on Friday, 30 June 2023 has been identified as 47-year-old Ryan Comer of Blane, Minnesota. 

Mille Lacs County Sheriff Kyle Burton reported personnel of his department recovered Mr. Comer’s body from approximately 26-feet of water... After 19 years, Virgin Galactic, the California-based spaceflight subsidiary of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, has actualized its founder’s ambition to transport paying passengers to the edge of space... though the short number of actual flights in the test program leaves many questioning the safety of the program. A poorly-timed joke by the FAA has engendered umbrage in the hearts of U.S. air-travelers contending with thousands of delayed or canceled flights at the onset of the holiday weekend. On 27 June, the agency released a tweet depicting a partially-solved Wheel of Fortune puzzle spelling out: _NR_LY – PASS_NG_RS. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!

Airborne 07.03.23 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, July 3rd, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:

  • Icon A5 Involved In Another Accident... This One Fatal
  • Inaugural Virgin Galactic Commercial Mission Successful
  • FAA Tweet Elicits Ire  
  • FAA Green-Lights Joby Flight Testing Campaign
  • FAA Seeking AirVenture-Bound Pilots for Paid Research Study 
  • Sporty's Releases LEMO-Ready Radio
  • DoT Publishes Report on ATC Staffing Woes

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