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August 23, 2012

Washington State Pilot, Plane Missing Since July 24

No Evidence Of The Glasair Or Its Pilot In Nearly A Month

A former city councilman in Tonasket, WA, went missing July 24th flying his kit-built Glasair from Tonasket to Sequim, WA. He was making the trip to pick up a family member when the plane went missing.

Company Admits Viral Video Was Faked

A video showing iconic British TV weatherman Michael Fish BASE jumping from a building in the UK was faked, according to some media sources in the UK and finally admitted by the clothing company that staged the stunt.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 08.23.12

There They Are! – The FAA Finds Pipistrel in Italy…

The FAA Proposes an AD for Cessna 172 Fuel Systems…

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Back In Business ... FAA 'Finds' Pipistrel In Italy

Now Has 'Sufficient Evidence' That The Plant Is Where They Say It Is

It was just about 48 hours ago that ANN broke this story -- based on the email Pipistrel USA Master Distributor Michael Coates sent to ANN chronicling his efforts to convince the agency that its Taurus 503 LSA airplanes (among others) bound for the US market were being manufactured in Italy, and that as such they could be certificated to be sold and operated in the United States. As you'll probably recall, the FAA said it was unable to locate the manufacturing facilities claimed by Pipistrel using Google Earth, and cited that as one reason that it would not authorize the import of the motorgliders into the U.S.