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May 17, 2016

Airborne 05.17.16: WASP Justice, Solar Impulse, New Air Force One

Also: Union Drones, Aero-Calendar, Sun Country, Air Canada, Air Methods, Rockwell Collins, Late Astronaut Edgar Mitchell

Congress has taken action on something that never should’ve been an issue in the first place when they passed the ‘Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act’ and sent it on to President Obama for his signature. Upon passage, the bill will allow World War-two ‘Women Air Force Service Pilots’, known as the WASPs, to be laid to rest in the Arlington National Cemetery. The legislation was sponsored by U.S. Representative

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Whirly-Girls Recognizes Night Flight Concepts

Will Provide NVG Training Scholarship Through The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund

The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund is proud to announce that Night Flight Concepts has committed to providing a deserving Whirly-Girl a Night Vision Goggles (NVG) Flight Training Scholarship for the 2016 scholarship season.

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Classic Aero-TV: The Mightiest TBM - Daher Socata's TBM900

Building Upon The TBM Legacy...

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, couldn’t resist taking a look at the new TBM 900. Jim asked the President and CEO of Socata North America, Nicolas Chabbert, how they can take an airplane that is already recognized as an industry leader in its class and make it even better. Chabbert said that the TBM 700, 850, and 900 all have their place in the market. He acknowledged that it was an engineering challenge to achieve the performance increases in the TBM 900.

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Airborne 05.16.16: Part 61 NPRM, Boeing Manned Launch, More TSA Screeners

Also: Guardian Avionics, Blue Origin, Skydiving Plane Down, Trent 900, Drone Hits Model, Hill F-35s, Greenville, SC CAP

CFR 14 part 61, commonly simply referred to as FAR part 61, is the section of our aviation regulations that governs the certification of pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors. The FAA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would improve pilot certification and training. A big part of the change is allowing Aviation Training Devices at varying levels to be used more frequently for the purpose of pilot certification and recency of experience requi

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.17.16)

“We are very honored, thankful, and extremely appreciative that our students and staff are being recognized for their diligent, hard work in and out of the classroom.” Source: Jeremy Schroeder, Principal of Weyauwega-Fremont High School. Students from the school were judged the winners of this year's GAMA/Build A Plane contest.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.17.16): Navigable Airspace

Airspace at and above the minimum flight altitudes prescribed in the CFRs including airspace needed for safe takeoff and landing.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.17.16)

Army Air Forces.com

This web site was started in 1998, under the name "HeavyBombers" and has grown ever since. It exists to enable research concerning the United States Army Air Forces of World War II.

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