And From All Indications, Fellow Competitor Chuck Walz Is One
VERY Lucky Guy
The results are in from the 2008 US National Hot Air Balloon
Championship, held last week in Anderson, SC -- with Joe Heartsill
of San Angelo, TX named the overall winner out of 46 pilots
competing in the annual event, which was held concurrently with
Anderson's Great Southeast Balloonfest.
With slightly more than a month remaining in an official
public-comment period, EAA President Tom Poberezny encouraged
members and other concerned pilots to express their views to FAA
policymakers in Washington. The comment period pertains to FAA
proposals regarding the agency’s interpretation and
enforcement of the "51% Rule," the requirement that amateur
builders personally perform at least 51 percent of the tasks in
constructing their aircraft.
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