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Archive Home > 2008 > March > 05 > New FAA policy may hurt Lancair, Epic

New FAA policy may hurt Lancair, Epic

Sen. Wyden calls move to halt some evaluations of kit planes a ‘hammer blow’ to area economy

By Keith Chu and Peter Sachs / The Bulletin
March 5, 2008

WASHINGTON — Central Oregon kit plane manufacturers said they could see a sharp drop in sales of their new models, thanks to a Federal Aviation Administration decision that U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called a potential “hammer blow” to the local economy.

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