Also: AirAsia Crackdown, UAV Exemptions, Avidyne Update, FAA InFO, GROB-WERKE AD
Terrafugia has petitioned the FAA to grant waivers to allow its Transition roadable aircraft to exceed weight limits and stall speed requirements for an LSA. The petition asks the FAA to allow the Transition to have a gross takeoff weight of 1,800 pounds, and a correspondingly higher stall speed of 54 knots. Boeing employees helped the company set a record for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year at 723 in 2014, breaking the company record for a second consecutive year. The company's sales team also booked 1,432 net orders, carrying a value of $232.7 billion at list prices, breaking the previous all-time high set in 2007. The Academy of Model Aeronautics sent letters to the New York City Council opposing proposed legislation to restrict unmanned aerial vehicle flights in New York City. At least one of the bills would completely ground the educational hobby of flying model aircraft within the city. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 01.09.15 is chock full of info in this thrice-weekly news period ending Friday, January 8th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
Terrafugia Petitions FAA For Waiver Of LSA Weight Limit, Stall Speed
Boeing Achieves Milestone Year For Deliveries, Orders In 2014
AirAsia Accident Prompts Indonesian Aviation Crackdown
AMA Says… Don’t Ground Our Hobby In NYC
Barnstorming: The Most Disappointing Stories/Topics of 2014
FAA Grants Real Estate, Agricultural UAS Exemptions
Avidyne Switches Service For Digital Acquisition And Sensor Interface Units
FAA InFO Addresses Flight Plan Discrepancies
AD: GROB-WERKE Airplanes
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