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August 05, 2018

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.05.18): Radar Approach Control Facility

Radar Approach Control Facility A terminal ATC facility that uses radar and nonradar capabilities to provide approach control services to aircraft arriving, departing, or transiting airspace controlled by the facility.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.05.18)

Aero Linx: Above the Clouds Above the Clouds brings joy and hope through the wonder of small aircraft flight to children and teens who are seriously ill, disabled, underserved, or facing other serious adversity. ATC’s programs provide important relief for kids under tremendous stress and inspire disengaged youth to participate in making their dreams come true. The non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization accomplishes its mission through its three programs: Dream Flyers, Cadet Flyers, and Discovery Flyers. Our squadron of volunteer pilots and dedicated volunteers make it all possible. Above the Clouds flies out of Norwood Memorial Airport in Norwood, Massachusetts.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.05.18)

“This first observation of this isotope in a star-like object is also important in the broader context of galactic chemical evolution. This is the first time an active producer of the radioactive nuclide aluminum-26 has been directly identified.” Source: Tomasz Kaminski (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA), commenting on astronomers using ALMA and NOEMA having made the first definitive detection of a radioactive molecule in interstellar space. The radioactive part of the molecule is an isotope of aluminium. The observations reveal that the isotope was dispersed into space after the collision of two stars, that left behind a remnant known as CK Vulpeculae. This is the first time that a direct observ

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