Big Change to Air Shows Unlikely: ; Faa Official Says No New Rules to Be Created Following Deadly Crash
Charleston Daily Mail › January 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON - It's unlikely there will be significant changes to air show and air race safety rules despite an accident in Reno last year that killed 11 people, a Federal Aviation Administration official said Tuesday.
John McGraw, FAA's deputy director of flight standards service, told a public hearing of the National Transportation Safety Board that the agency is in the process of reviewing its safety regulations in response to an accident last September at air races in Reno, Nev., in which a souped-up World War II warbird crashed in front of VIP boxes, firing debris into the crowd. Besides those killed, about 70 people were injured.See the full content of this document
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Big Change to Air Shows Unlikely: ; Faa Official Says No New Rules to Be Created Following Deadly Crash
The agency expects to make some changes to clarify its existing safety regulations, but no substantive changes are anticipated, he said.
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