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Today, our first report starts with the question - When is FAA certification of a large scale model airplane required? The answer is - Anytime it must have a pilot on-board to fly it. This is the case with a 17 year labor of love that has reached a significant milestone in Dixon, Illinois. A one-third scale B-17G World War-Two bomber, built by Jack Bally, has received its special airworthiness certificate from the FAA, and is approved for flight testing. When the FAA issued their new FAR 107 for non- recreational use of small unmanned aerial systems in late August of this year, they were aware that commercial operators may require special approvals for operations