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December 30, 2015

Airborne 12.30.15: FAA/DC v Model Aviation, ISS Phone Calls, Ultralights Worth Big $$?

Also: Van Nuys Vandalism, 2010 ABQ Balloon Fiesta, American Airlines, Inadequate Pilot Training, Islamic Airline, GA-ASI, Laughlin Pilots
 
In September of this year, the FAA extended its no-fly zone for drones from a 15 mile area surrounding Washington, DC National Airport to a 30 mile restricted zone. This restriction applies to drones as well as radio controlled model aircraft. Now, the FAA has started taking a more aggressive approach against model aircraft flying fields that have been in operation for years, when it ordered them to close. Many of these fields are located far from the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, but fall within the 30 mile not zone area. Have you ever dialed the phone, and when someone on the other end and answered, you started o



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