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December 03, 2017

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.03.17)

Aero Linx: Sport Aircraft Association NZ Incorporated (SAA) Sport Aircraft Association NZ Incorporated (SAA) is devoted to promoting and assisting the private aircraft builder and flier. We work to further the cause of sport flying in all its forms and to stimulate the interest of the aviation enthusiast. SAA supports the development and utilisation of amateur built aircraft for recreational, educational and research purposes. The Council is committed to introducing new initiatives which will benefit the association's members.

Middle Marker A marker beacon that defines a point along the glideslope of an ILS normally located at or near the point of decision height (ILS Category I). It is keyed to transmit alternate dots and dashes, with the alternate dots and dashes keyed at the rate of 95 dot/dash combinations per minute on a 1300 Hz tone, which is received aurally and visually by compatible airborne equipment.

"GPS III is the most powerful and complex GPS satellite ever designed and built, and it's now into a smooth production flow. The real credit goes to the Air Force for all the Back to Basics work done in advance, reducing program risk for all the GPS III satellites going forward. We are looking forward to bringing GPS III's advanced capabilities to our warfighters in 2018." Source: Mark Stewart, Lockheed Martin's vice president for Navigation Systems, discussing the US Air Force's third GPS III satellite in production flow at Lockheed Martin's advanced satellite manufacturing facility.