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WAI Announces Conference Speakers

Annual Event Scheduled Next Month In Dallas

Women in Aviation International (WAI) promises attendees at its 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be informed and inspired by an exceptional lineup of speakers. This year’s conference happens March 8-10 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, TX.

Airborne 02.10.12: FAA Gets Bucks, Boeing Re-Glues 787s, DoT Needs Controllers

Also: More DA40's, SpaceX Tests Draco, NATA Hates Legal Abuse, AEA Talks Rotors, Schumer Hates Helo's, Global's CH11, and M.I.T. In Space!!!

Steve Appleton Lost In Lancair Crash FAA Gets Reauthorized FAA Mandated to Create UAV Rules New CEO For HBC Sierra Nevada Rebuts HBC Cessna Latitude Gets More Range 787 Fuselage Repairs DOT IG: Controller Shortage Red Bull Stratos Jump Near SpaceX E

Klyde Morris (02.13.12)

Klyde Remains a Mite 'Occupied'

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.13.12)

Aero Linx: American Helicopter Society (AHS) International The American Helicopter Society (AHS) International is the world's premier vertical flight technical society. Since its inception in 1943, AHS has been a major force in the advancement of the global rotorcraft industry. AHS works to affect change to benefit the industry and create recognition of the benefits of vertical flight. AHS leads advocacy efforts to Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, FAA, and the public. We are pushing for the advancement of future vertical lift.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.13.12): Gyroscopic Precession

Gyroscopic Precession A characteristic of all rotating bodies. When a force is applied to the periphery of a rotating body parallel to its axis of rotation, the rotating body will tilt in the direction of the applied force 90° later in the plane of rotation.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.13.12)

"I’ve set five goals for the Navy, the biggest of which and we’re going to meet these goals is that by 2020 at least half of all energy that the Navy uses, both afloat and ashore, will come from non fossil fuel sources." Source: Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy... who has formed a belief that freeing the US military from the constraints of the world petroleum supply will be crucial to preserving its ability to act when necessary.