GA's Speediest Piston Bird Gets Ready For The Big-Time
As rumored for several weeks, and now confirmed as of
publication deadline, Lancair will finally get their TC for the
Lancair Columbia 400 next week, in Lakeland, FL. Several senior FAA
officials will be on hand to award Lancair it's long awaited (and
somewhat delayed) certification at a press conference on
Friday, April 16th.
Worried that an expanded airport will mean more noise and more
pollution, folks who live in Livermore and Pleasanton (CA) are
mobilizing against Livermore Municipal, supporting their claims
with data that airport officials say is incorrect.
It's an airport. It's a golf course. Okay, it's a golf course
next door to an airport. But here's the rub: the golf course near
the airport in Ocean City (MD) was purchased by the city with FAA
money. The idea back then was to use the land for airport
expansion. That was more than 20 years ago.
Now members of congress are getting into the act. They're
joining in the fight to keep the control tower at Lake Tahoe
Airport open, in spite of FAA efforts to shut it down.
The NTSB is investigating Sunday's fatal accident involving a
Piper Comanche in Fernandina Beach (FL). Two people were killed in
the accident shortly after take-off.
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