The story at the link below indicates that Virgin considers most of the unpowered testing to be complete. The plane is now down for a few months to prepare for powered flight. You'll recall some of the frantic moments early in the SpaceShipOne test program when they were still learning how the rocket motor and flight controls interacted. No one who saw it can forget the unplanned aileron rolls that occured on one of those early flights. If you live in the Antelope Valley, you'll want to keep your VHF scanner plugged in!
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/virgin-galactic-finishes-unpowered-flight-test-376475/
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