Amazing Aviation Collection Of Military And Space Artifacts Could Be Lost

Pilot Bob Oehl had a dream... to compile artifacts and pieces of history recognizing our nation's triumphs and hard-fought lessons through several wars as well as our history as a space-faring nation. He's spent way too much of his own time and money, made incredible sacrifices, and has a dream that he'd hoped would culminate in a multi-million dollar museum facility in sleepy little Keystone, Florida. To be blunt, it's been a struggle. The current collection is massive -- and unique... he has put together an extensive assembly of items from our military history, and done a particularly spectacular job in obtaining extraordinary NASA artifacts, including an intact Space Shut

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Our top story today comes out of the UK’s London Gatwick Airport. Where details of drone sightings seems to get stranger by the day. It all started on the evening of December 20th--when the runway at London's Gatwick airport was closed due to drone sightings by airport staff members. Police arrested two suspects on the suspicion of disrupting civil aviation-but were later forced to release the two after an investigation found they did not have enough evidence to hold them. Despite numerous repor

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AMA has named Chad Budreau as its new Executive Director. Budreau has held this position on an interim basis since April 2018, and previously served as AMA’s Public Relations and Government Affairs Director. “With Chad’s extensive experience in model aviation and deep understanding of AMA’s mission, he is undoubtedly the best person to lead our beloved hobby. I look forward to continue working with Chad to preserve and protect this important hobby for future generations to come,” said Rich Hanson, President of AMA. “I am honored to be named Exe

"This staffing crisis is negatively affecting the National Airspace System, and the shutdown almost certainly will make a bad situation worse. Even before the shutdown, controllers have needed to work longer and harder to make up for the staffing shortfall." Source: NATCA President Paul Rinaldi.

A performance grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight.

National Coalition for Aviation Education

The National Coalition for Aviation Education is a membership organization that was formed in 1993 when the founding member groups signed a formal charter and established a partnership with the FAA.