Sunday Is The 80th Anniversary Of Founding Of Scottish Aviation (SAL)

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft at Prestwick, Scotland will, on Sunday August 9, mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of its predecessor company, Scottish Aviation (SAL).

Glideslope Intercept Altitude The minimum altitude to intercept the glideslope/path on a precision approach. The intersection of the published intercept altitude with the glideslope/path, designated on Government charts by the lightning bolt symbol, is the precision FAF; however, when the approach chart shows an alternative lower glideslope intercept altitude, and ATC directs a lower altitude, the resultant lower intercept position is then the FAF.

Aero Linx: Duke Flyers Association The first talk of an association started with Ellett Lawrence, P-538 when we (Jim and Marge Gorman) were at Duke School in Wichita, KS prior to taking delivery of N410G P-596 on April 10, 1983. We procrastinated until we met Bill Passey at Mesa, AZ airport. Like a lot of us he noticed our landing and came over to see another Duke. Over dinner that evening we thought it might be worth a try to form some sort of a loose organization with the purpose of helping each other fly and maintain this great airplane. Upon returning home an owners list was secured from AOPA and a first mailing went out in June 1988. 80 people replied in the affirmative and with dues of $25.00 we were on our way. By t

“The Explorers Program brings out some of the most creative ideas for missions to help unravel the mysteries of the Universe. The program has resulted in great missions that have returned transformational science, and these selections promise to continue that tradition.” Source: John Grunsfeld, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Science at NASA Headquarters, in Washington, commenting as they selected five proposals submitted to its Explorers Program to conduct focused scientific investigations and develop instruments that fill the scientific gaps between the agency’s larger missions.