Blind Spot
An area from which radio transmissions and/or radar echoes
cannot be received. The term is also used to describe portions of
the airport not visible from the control tower.
Aero-Linx: AEA Educational
Foundation Scholarship Program
The AEA Educational Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million to
students seeking careers in the aircraft electronics and aviation
maintenance industry. Numerous scholarships are available and each
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"We will not tolerate abuses of the military, nor will
we tolerate interference with the safety and efficiency of
transportation in this country."
Source: New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim
Letten, a retired Naval Reserve officer, remarking on the guilty
plea of58-year-old Charles Clausen -- who was caught shining a
spotlight into the cockpit of a Louisiana Army National Guard
helicopter last year, blinding the pilot for several seconds.
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