Hello, and thank you for joining us for episode 41 of the Aviation News Talk podcast, where we bring you general aviation news and relevant information that pilots can use.

Now, last week in episode 40, I talked about the dangers of flying too close to the ground, and we talked about a couple of fatal accidents in which aircraft were purposely flying close to the ground for fun and died. Well, just 24 hours after that episode was released, 40-year-old retired

Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halliday died in the Gulf of Mexico in his ICON A5. While we don't

know the cause of that accident, we do know that he was doing lots of low-level maneuvering

over the water. And later in the show, I'll talk about icon accidents, give you details from the icon

A5POH, talk about its safety features, how it's marketed, and what it all means. But first,

coming up in the news, an FAA controller, believe it or not, has been arrested and charged with

possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

In China, it just bought another American aviation company, and we'll tell you which one.

And pilots in Australia and New Zealand stand to benefit from a current test being run in those countries for cattle farmers.

And another country has just announced that women will finally be

allowed to learn to fly in that country. And to wrap it up, we have a story about pilots and

turtles. Welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk about general aviation. I'm Max Truscott.

I'm here to educate and inform you as a pilot or student pilot, and hopefully have a little fun on the process. Along the way, I'll share my 40 years of experience as a certificated pilot, author of the G-1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook and some other books, and as the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the year, and of course a specialist in Sirius aircraft like the SR20 and SR22.

Now, last week in our Accident Corner feature, we talked about recent GA accidents involving

aircraft maneuvering at low altitude. If you miss that show, you'll want to check out

episode 40. This week, we have lots to share with you, and it all begins now.

Thank you. share with you, and it all begins now. From Plain and Pilot magazine, Flying Car Maker TerraFuja has been acquired by a Chinese company.

While there are rumors about this that started this past summer, it's been confirmed now that

TerraFugea has been purchased by Ji-Jong Gili Holding Company.

Now, the Gilei Holding is a China-based automotive manufacturing company that includes brands like Lotus and Volvo. According to

TerraFugia, the company remained based here in the United States. Now, Terrifugia was founded back in

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