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June 27, 2011

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.27.11

Congress puts the brakes on the LightSquared deployment.
Maine lawmakers decide they really do want aviation business.
And airliners may soon taxi using just their APUs.

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Airshow Pilot Jacquie Warda Downed by Engine Failure... But Safe

Finally... An Airshow-Related Emergency Story ith A Happier Ending

Whew! Some somewhat 'good' news for a change... ANN has learned that airshow pilot Jacqueline Warda has had to execute an unplanned landing in her Pitts airshow biplane, N77MN, due to an engine failure. While her bird is reportedly destroyed, she's alive, a bit bruised and scraped but otherwise OK -- and that's ALL that matters.

Unregistered Aircraft, Unlicensed Pilot, Ignored Warnings About WX

One of the true tragedies of aviation comes from those accidents that are so clearly avoidable and despite the fairly short synopsis of a recent PPC accident, the details add up quickly to a no-win scenario where a little judgement could have stopped a series of bad calls that resulted in the death of the pilot. What a shame...