All Indications Are It Doesn't Work As Advertised -- And In
Some Cases, Is Deadly
Gordon Arquit, 79, of Cayuga Heights (NY), was teaching himself
how to fly a gyrocopter at a private airstrip in Enfield (NY)
starting at about 1700 local last Thursday. The airfield's owner
went looking for Arquit at about 1830 when he noticed he couldn't
hear or see the machine any more, only to find Arquit's open-frame
gyroplane wrecked on the runway, and Arquit himself dead, according
to local media reports.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Lifts Off!
For the next ten days the sky over Albuquerque, New Mexico will
be painted with every color of the rainbow as some 750 hot air
balloons, their pilots and crews, celebrate the 33rd Albuquerque
International Balloon Fiesta. In addition to the ballooning
participants, almost 1-million spectators are expected to see some
or all of the various flying events, and there is variety for
all.
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is reminding its
members and other aviation enthusiasts not to misinterpret
announcements from the Federal Aviation Administration extending
certain implementation deadlines.
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