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Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot Plans First Visit To UAE

Goal Is To Promote Stem Education And Exploration

Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, Col. Al Worden, USAF-Ret., will visit the United Arab Emirates for the first time next month to advocate for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as “the fundamental tools of the trade” for future exploration on Earth and in space.

Aero-TV: Aero-Political Chat - AMA on the Ups & Downs of ATC Privatization Fight

AMA has Concerns About Unconnected Language In The Bill Dealing With Model Aviation…

The previous FAA Authorization Bill contained a carve-out for model aircraft, basically preventing the FAA from establishing new rules regulating hobbyist flying them. The AIRR act contains language that the Academy of Model Aeronautics says is "pivotal" to their organization, and Rich Hanson, president of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, told Aero-News CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell at AirVenture in July that the association is working with House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster's office (R-PA) on refinements of the

Airborne 10.30.17: Massive NavWorx FAA Fine, P-51 Returns, Jackson Hole Airport

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Wow... we knew there were problems with the NavWorx story.... but we weren't aware there were nearly 4 million reasons why. The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $3,685,000 against NavWorx Inc. of Rowlett, Texas, for allegedly producing and selling navigation units that did not meet FAA requirements and for allegedly misleading customers about those products. "The FAA has strict requirements for navigation units to ensure the reliability of the information they provide both to pilots and to air

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.01.17)

“The FAA has strict requirements for navigation units to ensure the reliability of the information they provide both to pilots and to air traffic controllers. Customers of these products must be able to trust that their equipment meets our safety standards." Source: FAA administrator Michael Huerta.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.01.17): Inclinometer

An instrument consisting of a curved glass tube, housing a glass ball, and damped with a fluid similar to kerosene. It may be used to indicate inclination, as a level, or, as used in the turn indicators, to show the relationship between gravity and centrifugal force in a turn.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.01.17)

Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-51C Mustang ‘Lopes Hope 3rd’ Flies

We gave you a taste of this story last week, but there was so much additional information, not to mention lots of photos of the airplane, that it warrants an additional look here.