“Flying is a sensation unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced — I love every aspect, from rotation to the chirp of the tires on the pavement.” Source: Emma Herrington, who became the first Civil Air Patrol cadet to earn her private pilot’s certificate through the new CAP Cadet Wings program.
An area beyond the takeoff runway under the control of airport authorities within which terrain or fixed obstacles may not extend above specified limits.
The Jolly Green Association (JGA), a non-profit U.S. Air Force veterans’ organization, was established in 1969. The term “Jolly Green Giant” was the nickname of the HH-3E Sikorsky helicopter, and its successor the HH-53 “Super Jolly Green Giant,” flown to rescue downed airmen in Southeast Asia.
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