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Key Takeaways:

  • Two helicopter pilots successfully set a new around-the-world speed record.
  • Local officials reversed their decision to close Reid-Hillview Airport in California.
  • Several pilot testing centers lost their certification following the implementation of new FAA regulations.
  • A pilot who took off intending to commit suicide was safely talked down and received medical evaluation.
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Two helicopter pilots set a new around-the-world speed record

Local officials backed off on a plan to close Reid-Hillview Airport in California…

Some pilot testing centers have lost their certification under new FAA rules…

A pilot who took off in a 172 in Roanoke, Va., and avoided talking to ATC reportedly planned to commit suicide in the airplane, but was talked down safely and taken to a medical facility for evaluation.

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