A Closer Look At Some Of The (Many) Good Folks That Keep GA Alive!
FROM 2010: As previously noted, we have great respect for the folks at Sandia Aerospace... a little company that plugs along building great gear with not nearly enough fanfare... and providing excellent values, to boot. Sandia Aerospace was founded in 1997 by a group of avionics professionals to provide high quality avionics products to General, Corporate and Regional airline markets. Major product offerings include the company's SAE 5-35 Altitude Encoder, SAC 7-35 Airdata Computer, Avionics Cooling Fans, and MARC 7
Aero Linx: The National Association of Priest Pilots
Since its humble beginnings in the 1964, the National Association of Priest Pilots has become an international group of “Flying Priests.” The membership roster lists men and women from as far north as Alaska all the way to southern Brazil. Members are to be found in European and African Countries, as well as Australia and some of the Pacific Isles. Hierarchically charter and regular members, Secular and Religious Order, rank from Archbishops to newly ordained Associate Pastors. Associate members are men and women from all walks of life supportive of the purposes and goals of NAPP...
Compulsory Reporting Points
Reporting points which must be reported to ATC. They are designated on aeronautical charts by solid triangles or filed in a flight plan as fixes selected to define direct routes. These points are geographical locations which are defined by navigation aids/fixes. Pilots should discontinue position reporting over compulsory reporting points when informed by ATC that their aircraft is in “radar contact.”
“Air shows and the experiences young people have at air shows are a driving force behind attracting the next generation of pilots. With 14 percent of adult air show spectators between the ages of 18 and 25, the industry can clearly influence whether someone decides to explore aviation as a career.”
Source: ICAS President John Cudahy, in comments related to the EAA Report that noted how airshows can attract people to become more directly involved in aviation. This message is needed at a time when some airshows are giving way to concerns about the cost of producing them.
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