Aero Linx: The Flying Funeral Directors of America
The Flying Funeral Directors of America was formed for funeral directors who are also licensed airplane pilots. It is primarily a social organization which enables us to participate in two activities which are very much a part of our lives: funeral service and aviation. There are approximately 100 members throughout the United States, with one member being from England.
Dead Reckoning
Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.
"The CH-47 has proven itself to be a workhorse for the US military and other countries for many decades. Boeing has built a time proven machine that's capabilities are unparalleled in very different conditions such as hot and high altitude temperatures."
Source: Al Blain, Co-owner of Billings Flying Service, in comments made as the FAA approved the Billings Flying Service application for a restricted type certificate on the Chinook CH-47D helicopter. According to Blain, this is the first and only type certificate for the CH-47D helicopter.
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