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February 04, 2019

Airborne 02.04.19: Flt School Goes Pipistrel, Navy Remembrance, Plane Thief

Also: Mars' Vera Rubin Ridge, Air Force Space Legend, 79th RQS Named Top Rescue Squadron, LGBT Av Community Jobs

California's San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD) has become the home of World Wide Wings flight school for commercial pilots. And while World Wide Wings is new to San Bernardino, the school and its administration has more than 40 years of experience in training commercial pilots at its campus in Miami. 20 to 30 students are enrolled in the school’s various programs and the school expects to grow to 50 students by June and 150-plus by the end of the year. The school is utilizing

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Hackers Gain Unauthorized Access To Data At Airbus

Company Says There Was 'No Impact' On Commercial Operations

Airbus SE recently detected a cyber incident on Airbus “Commercial Aircraft business” information systems, which resulted in unauthorised access to data. There is no impact on Airbus’ commercial operations, according to a company statement released to the media.

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Corendon Places Boeing 747 In Its Hotel Garden

Mega Transport Brings Airplane In Five Days From Schiphol To Amsterdam

Travel agency, airline company and hotelier Corendon will have a complete Boeing 747-400 transported from Schiphol airport to the Corendon Village Hotel in Amsterdam this February, where the plane will be placed in the hotel garden.

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Klyde Morris (02.04.19)

Klyde Loves The Super Bowl...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Alabama Teachers Can Apply For Scholarships For A Special Educators Space Camp

Funding Provided By The Alabama Legislature

Alabama public school teachers are eligible to apply for scholarships to attend either of two sessions of a special Space Camp for Educators at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Alabama legislature made possible the funding for the program that brings state educators together to find new ways of teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts.

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Airborne 02.01.19: Sebring 2019, Erie Airport, NATCA Grateful

Also: Alsim Reports, P-8A Poseidon Contract, Catalina Island, SDASM Free Admission

The annual Sebring Sport Aviation Expo has a hard time catching a break from Mother Nature. Despite that, the event is showing signs of life, with better organization, and is apparently listening to critiques from years past. Cooler temperatures, rain, and high winds typified much of the event, but it didn't keep a fair segment of the Sport Aviation Universe from showing up. Gyroplanes continue to show signs of Life, while formally popular powered parachutes seem to be disappearing at a rapid rate. Amphibs continue to get

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.04.19)

Aero Linx: Charles Lindbergh -- An American Aviator The CharlesLindbergh.com Web site is an un-sponsored and independent site that has been on the internet since 1999. This site is not affiliated with the Lindbergh family, Lindbergh Foundation, or any other organization or group. This site is owned & developed by Patrick Ranfranz of Shoreview, Minnesota as a hobby. The mission of the site has always been to preserve the history of Lindbergh related information and topics.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.04.19): Discrete Code

Discrete Code As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; e.g., discrete codes: 0010, 1201, 2317, 7777; nondiscrete codes: 0100, 1200, 7700. Nondiscrete codes are normally reserved for radar facilities that are not equipped with discrete decoding capability and for other purposes such as emergencies (7700), VFR aircraft (1200), etc.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.04.19)

“Though the level of effort alone was laudable, I am most proud of that team for their rigorous analysis which enabled them to clearly articulate significant technical issues to our warfighter customer. Due to their strenuous efforts, the Air Force and Boeing are on a path to correct all significant deficiencies and ensure the warfighter has the tools necessary to project American power for decades to come.” Source: Lt. Col. Paul Calhoun, 418th FLTS commander, discussing the 418th Flight Test Squadron and Global Reach Combined Test Force busy and successful 2018. The squadron oversaw “revolutionary” flight control upgrades for C-17 Globemaster IIIs in landing and air refueling modes; the final parachute certifi

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