ANN Daily Touch-And-Go:
06.06.11 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News
Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
06.06.11 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News
Program)
ANN Special Feature: In Denial on Medical Issues
- 06.06.11 (ANN Special Report, with CFI
Bob Miller)
Altocumulus
Composed of flattened, thick, gray, globular masses, this middle
cloud genus is primarily made of water droplets. In the
mid-latitudes, cloud bases are usually found between 8,000 and
18,000 feet. A defining characteristic is that it often appears as
a wavy billowy layer of cloud, giving it the nickname of "sheep" or
"woolpack" clouds. Sometimes confused with cirrocumulus clouds, its
elements (individual clouds) have a larger mass and cast a shadow
on other elements. It may form several sub-types, such as
altocumulus castellanus or altocumulus lenticularis. Virga may also
fall from these clouds.
Aero-Linx: Coalition to Save
Our GPS
Representatives of a wide variety of industries and companies
have joined the Coalition to Save Our GPS to
resolve a serious threat to the reliability and viability of the
Global Positioning System (GPS) - a national utility upon which
millions of Americans rely every day. To safeguard GPS, the
Coalition seeks a number of remedies from the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), which recently granted a waiver to
a company called LightSquared that allows them to repurpose the
satellite spectrum immediately neighboring that of the GPS.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing the first
Zeppelin to sail the U.S. skies in more than 70 years to Oshkosh
and celebrate aviation alongside so many enthusiasts and
fans.”
Source: Alexandra Hall, Airship Ventures CEO,
in commenting on the announcement that the largest flying
airship in the world – the Farmers Airship, a Zeppelin NT
owned and operated by Airship Ventures – is headed to EAA
AirVenture 2011.
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