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Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act

July 26, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

In March 2023, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina; Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee; Mark Kelly, D-Arizona; and Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, reintroduced the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act to address airline flight cancellations caused by a shortage of pilots. The legislation: Raises the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age from 65 to 67. Requires that pilots over the age of 65 maintain a first-class medical certification, which must

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Music From Big Pink

June 29, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

The Band’s landmark debut album, July 1968’s Music From Big Pink, drew inspiration from the American roots music melting pot of country, blues, R&B, gospel, soul, rockabilly, the honking tenor sax tradition, hymns, funeral dirges, brass band music, folk and good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll to foment a timeless new style that forever changed the course of popular music.