Just When You Think All Is Lost, You Can Find The Strength And Friends To Survive
August 8th, 2008 should have been the end of Aerosonic Corporation. Instead, it was a new beginning... albeit one fraught with despair, pain and (nearly) a loss of hope. Yes, it could have been the end... but, instead, it was an opportunity for a rugged company and the industry it was such a pivotal part of, to show what they, and the rest of the aviation community, was made of. And what was that? Stern stuff... amazing stuff... survivor stuff.
"If substantial evidence of a pre-Wright flight claim were to be produced, I hope I would have the courage to admit it." Source: Except from an open letter written by Smithsonian Institution senior curator of aeronautics Tom Crouch.
An FSS system whereby a pilot files a flight plan via telephone that is recorded and later transcribed for transmission to the appropriate air traffic facility. (Alaska only.)
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