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Burt Rutan's Boomerang (top) and Catbird.
Transitioning to Experimental or Unfamiliar Airplanes
Part 3 – Conclusion By Hobie Tomlinson
As we have said for the last two months, with the FAA and NTSB stressing the importance of transition training in reducing the amateur-built accident rate, we're concentrating our first Safety Wire columns in Experimenter on Advisory Circular (AC) Number 90- 109, "Airman Transition to Experimental or Unfamiliar
Photography by Jim Koepnick
Airplanes," which was published by the FAA's Flight Standards Division (AFS-800) on March 30, 2011. (To read the entire AC, click here.)
This month we'll conclude our discussion by reviewing Transition Training for Family V, VI, and VII airplanes.
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