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Delivery-Optimized Model Joins Spirit Atop Coaxial Hierarchy
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Aero Linx: The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC)
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Release Time
A departure time restriction issued to a pilot by ATC (either directly or through an authorized relay) when necessary to separate a departing aircraft from other traffic.
"The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot’s failure to remove the flight control lock before departure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was his failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection and flight control check before takeoff."
Source: From the NTSB Probable Cause report that completes the investigation into the tragic accidenrt that robbed the aviation world of one of our finest aviators, Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass.
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