"We cannot afford as a nation not to have this
airplane. I'm heartened by what I've seen . . . especially by
the commitment of the people involved in putting this airplane
together."
Source: Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates.
An advisory provided by a flight service station to a pilot
during a preflight or inflight weather briefing that flight under
visual flight rules is not recommended. To be given when the
current and/or forecast weather conditions are at or below VFR
minimums. It does not abrogate the pilot's authority to make his
own decision.
Cal Fire Air
Program
California Firefighters are doing a lot of flying right now,
battling half a dozen wildfires around the state. The Cal Fire Air
Program website will give you an indication of the kinds of
aviation assests the state of California can bring to bear against
one of that state's most common natural disasters.
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