EAA VP Earl Lawrence On The FAA's New Airshow Guidelines
Coordinating an airshow, as you can well imagine, is a
monumental task. From addressing the needs of the performers, to
obtaining waivers for pilots to allow them entry at specific points
needed for their performances, and insuring the safety of the
spectators on the ground -- it is vitally important all those
involved have the most recent regulations available to them.
"Following the accident of Columbia, it was obvious they had to
replace the shuttle. That's where all of NASA's energies are going
and beyond that to the Moon and Mars. One feels instinctively that
it's on the road to nowhere much at all."
Source: George Fraser, the director of the
space research centre at the University of Leicester in Britain,
commenting on NASA's proposal to trim its International Space
Station operating budget by $344 million. Several programs --
including many of interest to European partners in the station --
would be delayed or cancelled outright if such measures are
adopted.
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