Support poured in from throughout the nation over the past few
days for EAA's sport pilot/light-sport aircraft petition to the
federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), resulting in
signatures from more than 10,000 EAA members, other pilots, and
aviation enthusiasts. The petition drive ended early Sunday
morning, April 25.
The EAA AirVenture Forums scheduling team has posted the initial
schedule of EAA AirVenture forum presentations on the
organization's website. Hundreds of presentations feature virtually
any aviation topic, including aircraft design, history, vintage
aircraft, family aviation, medical certification, piloting,
insurance and of course, sport pilot/light-sport aircraft, to name
a few.
Barry Squire was minding his own business, flying along in his
1960 Nesmith Cougar (file photos of type, right and below) shortly
after take-off, when he realized he was about to miss his
exit.
So he made what the Florida Highway Patrol says was a perfect
landing on Florida's Turnpike in northern St. Lucie County.
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