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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)