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December 17, 2013

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.17.13

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Gone West: Model Airplane Craftsman Franklin Robert 'Bud' Nosen

Credited With Bringing Large-Scale Model Airplanes To The Masses

Our friends at Lee Bottom Flying Field in southern Indiana posted in the blog NORDO News that Franklin Robert 'Bud' Nosen, who is credited in the model airplane community with bringing large-scale model airplanes "to the masses," passed away on November 13 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth, MN.

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Sport 2S Among First To Log 100 Hours Of Flight Evaluations

Quicksilver Aeronautics has completed the entire flight test regimen required to comply with ASTM industry consensus standards that the company expects will lead to FAA acceptance, the company said Monday. With an FAA audit occurring before Christmas, Quicksilver would love to unwrap a very special present by getting approval from the agency. Quicksilver has produced more than 15,000 kit-built aircraft since the early 1970s; this will be their first Special Light-Sport Aircraft.