Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, a weekly show with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to keep you safe.

I'm Max Truscott.

For our main topic today, we'll talk about a fatal Cirrus plane crash that happened just over a week ago and the subtle mistake that the instrument pilot appears to have made.

I'll also tell you about my first airline trip since February and what I was doing at

Cirrus in Knoxville last week.

Now last week in episode 161, we talked with Flying Magazine senior editor Rob Mark for an

update on the Kobe Bryant crash and to discuss aviation stories of the weird.

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This week in the news, there may be another extension from the FAA for flight reviews,

but it probably still won't apply to you and we'll tell you why.

Mooney is under new ownership again.

And finally, we have the story of a fellow who tried to set a Guyanis world record using

a Skyhawk and baseballs.

All this and more, and the news starts now.

From aopa.org, aviation groups seek new pandemic relief from FAA.

AOPA and six other aviation organizations asked the FAA to grant pilots and flight

instructors new two-month grace periods for meeting proficiency, medical, and certification

deadlines that would be impractical to comply with between October and December 2020 because

of the coronavirus pandemic. The regulatory relief now in place under an amended S-FAR,

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