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November 28, 2022

ANN Wishes Our Readers, Listeners And Viewers A VERY Happy Thanksgiving Holiday

Yes... We Will Be On A Holiday Schedule For The Rest Of Week

As the Aero-News staff observes the US holiday of Thanksgiving on Thursday, we wanted to let our readers know that ANN will still be on the job, reporting breaking news in the aviation and aerospace fields as it happens -- in Real Time -- just like always. Aero-News will be publishing at a slightly reduced level on November 24th and 25th, as our staffers spend some time with their families... some of whom may not recognize them away from their computers. Airborne will be published thorugh Wednesday the 23rd, and resume on Monday, the 28th.

Aero Linx: Australian Parachute Federation Ltd Learn to Skydive... The Accelerated Freefall (AFF) course is the most common route to becoming a licensed skydiver in Australia. Your first skydives will be with two instructors holding onto you in freefall, helping you remain in control and giving you signals reminding you what to do. You’re not alone once you’re under parachute! Radio communication & ground signals are used to help guide you down the rest of the way.

Minimum Fuel Indicates that an aircraft’s fuel supply has reached a state where, upon reaching the destination, it can accept little or no delay. This is not an emergency situation but merely indicates an emergency situation is possible should any undue delay occur.

“We all learn about these illusions; however, it is hard to imagine how it feels and the extent it has on your perception. It is chilling to imagine that you can unknowingly experience spatial disorientation in flight. For this reason, everyone should take advantage of the simulator, so they have an idea of what to expect and can correctly identify the illusion were they ever to encounter one.” Source: ERAU flight student Nella Filipkova, explaining some of what she is learning in their Spatial Disorientation Laboratory.