Aero Linx: Vintage Sailplane Association
The purpose of the Vintage Sailplane Association (VSA) is to promote the acquisition, restoration and flying of vintage sailplanes by its members, and to assist the National Soaring Museum in the preservation of soaring history and the promotion of vintage sailplane activity.
Clearway
An area beyond the takeoff runway under the control of airport authorities within which terrain or fixed obstacles may not extend above specified limits. These areas may be required for certain turbine-powered operations and the size and upward slope of the clearway will differ depending on when the aircraft was certificated.
“The wages and retro-pay matched the best in the industry—which, at the time, was Delta, and the Tentative Agreement (TA) includes significant unique quality-of-life provisions critically important to American’s pilots.”
Source: American Airlines CEO Robert Isom discussing how the Fort Worth, Texas-headquartered air-carrier’s total offer currently equals approximately $9-billion in incremental compensation and benefits and includes both a pay-raise for pilots and a significant ratification bonus.
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