AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2008 - (Page 36) PILOTBRIEFING December 17 | The FAA publishes a rule to establish six classes of airspace designated by single letters. June 12 | The first computerdesigned commercial aircraft, the Boeing 777-200, flies. August 17 | President Bill Clinton signs the General Aviation Revitalization Act. August 30 | Lockheed and Martin Marietta merge creating Lockheed Martin. December 23, 1986 | Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager become the first aircraft pilots to circle the globe without refueling in Voyager. 1992 April 30 | George Bush signs an order authorizing the privatization of airports and other public assets built with federal assistance. 1993 1989 January 24 | The Pentagon lifts a ban on pin-ups to decorate U.S. Air Force aircraft fuselages. July 17 | The Northrop B2 makes its first flight. December | AOPA ends the decade with 300,000 members. June 29 | Bombardier acquires Learjet. November 16 | President George Bush signs the Aviation Security Improvement Act. January 27 | Boeing and Airbus Industry launch a development program for a “super jumbo” jet. November 18 | American Airlines’ flight attendants strike. 1995 April 6 | Mooney produces its 10,000th aircraft. 1996 April 11 | Jessica Dubroff, a sevenyear-old pilot in training, dies when her Cessna 177B crashes during her attempt to become the youngest student pilot to fly across the United States. (The accident spawns the AOPAsupported “Child Pilot Safety Act,” which prohibits a pilot in command to allow a nonpilot to manipulate the aircraft’s controls in any record-setting attempt.) 1994 April 21 | Maj. Jacquelyn Susan “Jackie” Parker is the first female fighter pilots assigned to an F–16 Viper squadron. June 7 | Vicki Van Meter, 12, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, is the youngest pilot to fly across the Atlantic in a Cessna 210. 1991 January 1 | Phil Boyer becomes the third president of AOPA in its 51-year history. December 4 | Pan American World Airlines (Pan Am) ceases operations after 64 years. 1990 April 25 | The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard space shuttle Discovery. ART DAVIS Sarasota Avionics International Deluxe IFR Pa ckag e GMA-347 GNS-530W GNS-430W GTX-330 GI-106A (2) Call for installed pricing! AOPA’s 2007 Catch-A-Cardinal Avionics Installer Where the price is competitive and the expert advice is free! GARMIN’S LARGEST PANEL MOUNT INSTALLATION DEALER We sell new and used avionics. All major brands. Come by and visit with us at Sun-N-Fun! Booths D-088, D-089 GPSMAP-496 $2,395 GPSMAP-396 . . . .$1,795 GPSMAP-296 . . . .$1,195 GPSMAP-196 . . . . . .$695 Guaranteed low prices! Basic IFR Pac kag e GMA-340 aff Airshow d sponsor of Patt GNS-430W Prou y Wagst s GTX-327 RVSM Installation and Testing GI-106A EFIS Panel Upgrades COLLINS PROLINE TAWS, FMS, RADAR, ELT, EGPWS King Gold Crown-Series I,II,III 24-month PITOT/Static Checks 2007 Featured Contributor TCAS I & II-Traffic Aviodance Venice Municipal Airport 120 Airport Ave W Venice, FL 34285 Or S0QR632X Sarasota Avionics is a member of AEA and NBAA. Call us! 888-289-0997 Sarasota International Airport 8191 N Tamiami Trl, Hangar B-2 Sarasota, FL 34243 visit us on the web at: www.sarasotaavionics.com QV0R957X http://www.sarasotaavionics.com http://www.sarasotaavionics.com
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