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June 05, 2013

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.06.13

TSA Succumbs to Public Outcry – No Knives on Planes…

It’s the EAA vs the FAA – Round Two

Solar Impulse Goes Inflatable&hell

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Extortion? FAA Ratchets Up Pressure On EAA To Pay -- 'Or Else!'

FAA Seems Unwilling To Budge Over 'Extortionate' Demands For $500K In Fees

Aero-News Analysis/Commentary by ANN CEO/E-I-C Jim Campbell Just about the time that you thought the FAA couldn't get any more difficult to understand... or justify... comes news that the Feds are ratcheting up the pressure on EAA to pay nearly $500K in additional fees to staff the annual Fly-In in Oshkosh, WI. What was a VERY short notice request for negotiations (just a few weeks ago) towards possible reimbursement for FAA expenditures now appears to have accelerated to an outright demand... and, worse, a threat. To compound matters, the situation appears to be on a short fuse, ostensibly intended to force EAA's hand as soon as possible.

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Offering Circuit Breaker Systems To Winners In Two Classes

The EAA AirVenture Cup Race has welcomed Vertical Power, a leading designer and producer of electronic circuit breakers for experimental and light-sport aircraft, as a major sponsor of the 2013 AirVenture Cup Race.