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The 2020 DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase is being rescheduled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Officials at the DeLand Municipal Airport had hoped to continue on with the annual showcase as scheduled (Nov. 12-14, 2020) to help salvage the embattled tradeshow industry but it became increasingly apparent that the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Florida would make the event unsafe at this time for guests, exhibitors and volunteers. Well... we can't say that we didn't see this coming... Start
Aero Linx: The Guild of Aviation Artists
The Guild of Aviation Artists is recognised throughout the world as the premier society for the promotion of aviation art. With some 400 members, the Guild brings together the worlds of art and aviation and stages exhibitions and events across the UK. The Guild’s principle aim is to promote aviation art in all its forms and to encourage interest in the genre by artists and non-artists alike.
Discrete Code
As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; e.g., discrete codes: 0010, 1201, 2317, 7777; nondiscrete codes: 0100, 1200, 7700. Nondiscrete codes are normally reserved for radar facilities that are not equipped with discrete decoding capability and for other purposes such as emergencies (7700), VFR aircraft (1200), etc.
“This is a very big year... This is truly one of the last opportunities to pay a tribute to those who contributed to the war in person. And sadly, due to the pandemic, we are trying to find very creative ways to do that. If we do not do it now, we will be missing a tremendous opportunity to educate the public about World War II and why it is such a significant part of our history.”
Source: Bill Prosser, CAF Inland Empire Wing Business Officer, discussing the upcoming September 2nd, Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Inland Empire Wing flight over several important historic landmarks which played a major role in World War II. This event will commemorate 75 years since Imperial Japan signed the surrend
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