TOO Many Of Our Lives’ Most Beautiful Pursuits Are Being Crushed, Let's Make Sure Aviation Isn't One Of Them
Analysis/Commentary/Opinion By James R. Campbell, ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief/Trouble-Maker
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right
to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
-- George Orwell
A few nights ago, my wife Masako, (who, among many other things, is also a symphony-class Harpist) dragged me to my first symphony since I’d been a youngster. It started out as a “Honey-Do” mission that I was actually happy to undertake (OK… kinda/sorta) in appreciation/payback/retribution for all the aero-centric events I h
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Approximately 750 workers are being laid off by Textron aviation across the Cessna and Beechcraft divisions, but the announcement was not a surprise. The 60-day notices that went out the middle of last week were reportedly in line with, or lower than, expected job cuts at the Textron subsidiaries. Autorotation trials for the AW609 TiltRotor program have been completed successfully, according to AgustaWestland. Between the end of March and into April, flight testing included more than 70 power-off conversions from airplane mode to helicopter mode. Dubbed "JU
“William Shatner has been so generous with his time and energy in encouraging students to study science and math, and for inspiring generations of explorers, including many of the astronauts and engineers who are a part of NASA today.” Source: David Weaver, NASA’s associate administrator for the Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he/she wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he/she wishes.
This event celebrates the airplanes that come out of the garages, basements, hangars, and a select few factories across the country where so much innovation can be achieved.
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