Sign of the Times..... Progress??

[TwinAisle]

It is reported that the flight of the replica Wright Flyer, due to hop along the Kill Devil Hills on Dec 17 1903, to recreate the famous event for the centenary, has been banned by the FAA.

This is because:

1. The replica has no two-way radio;
2. It has no transponder;
3. It cannot file a flight plan.

Good grief.

[jet_breeze]

Thats awful lol as if you ban something that made you your job.

[A Very Civil Pilot]

some weeks ago Channel 4 or 5, whichever has 'Scrapheap Challenge', did one from the US for the Wright's Centenary. The object was to build an aircraft from scrap, and fly it. There was an FAA inspector on hand to give it an airworthiness certificate once he was happy. No signs of transponders etc, and the British entry flew up to about 500' in the circuit.

(The US and French entries, alas, did not make it off the ground. Shame.)

[Floppy Link]

must be to do with security then.....:rolleyes:

[lunkenheimer]

Gotta be a wind-up (unless they're planning to go IFR ;)

[Dagger Dirk]

More likely to do with this:

see this link (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76775)

The true story of Kittyhawk and the gestation of the Wright Flyer was all to do with another failed project.