"We don't believe it can happen again."
Those words from the FAA's Linda Schuessler, testifying before the
House Armed Services Committee Thursday about last month's air
defense incident over Washington (DC) -- one that caused the
evacuation of both the Capitol and Supreme Court.
BRS Is Credited With Saving The Lives Of 167 People
News reached ANN, at Arlington 2004, that the EASA has granted
BRS approval for an STC to install the parachute recovery systems
on Cessna 172 model aircraft called the BRS-172. This approval
gives BRS the ability to deliver Cessna 172 products to Europe's
certified aircraft market. This approval will also accommodate the
300 plus designs for light and ultralight aircraft market. The
European community has accepted parachutes on smaller airplanes for
years and in Germany they are required equipment on ultralight
aircraft.
Follows AOPA Recommendation For National Security Areas
The FAA has denied Department of Defense requests to turn 11
temporary flight restriction areas (TFRs) into prohibited airspace,
the agency informed AOPA yesterday afternoon. Instead, the FAA will
follow AOPA's recommendation and convert the existing TFRs over the
11 military installations into national security areas (NSAs), a
less restrictive classification that still preserves the
government's ability to protect the airspace when needed for
national security.
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