The means by which commerce is conducted changed forever on Friday, 23 December 2022. As the larger world occupied itself with holiday parties and last minute Christmas shopping, citizens of Lockeford, California and College Station, Texas braced for the rolling out of Prime Air—Amazon’s much-anticipated drone delivery service—which the online giant debuted in the two towns. Comes now October 2023 and the advent of Amazon Pharmacy, a service by which College Station residents can have prescription medications delivered by drone. Eligible customers are able to access upwards of five-hundred medications, to include treatments for common ailments such as asthma and the flu,
On Tuesday, 24 October 2023, the U.S. Senate, by way of a 98-0 vote, confirmed Michael Whitaker as the Federal Aviation Administration’s new permanent Administrator. Whitaker’s confirmation affords the FAA its first stable leadership since Stephen Dickson vacated the Administrator’s office in March 2022. Adding its powerful voice to those of airline and aviation industry organizations the likes of ALPA, GAMMA, NBAA, and NATA, the Experimental Aircraft Association has weighed in on Whitaker's confirmation and imminent ascension to the FAA's top job.
Replete with useful tips for solving math problems without benefit of paper or calculator, Mental Math for Pilots, Third Edition, by Ronald D. McElroy improves overall pilot mathematical acumen and sharpens skills germane to the cockpit and the airline interview. The book was written for purpose of helping pilots remain ahead of their airplanes and careers by virtue of mental math tools and shortcuts by which flight and navigation are rendered more intuitive and efficient.
NFL Star Russ Francis and AOPA Official Richard McSpadden Lost
The NTSB has released its preliminary report on a 01 October 2023 accident in which a Cessna 172 RG (Retractable Gear), registration N545PZ, was substantially damaged and its pilot and pilot-rated passenger fatally injured shortly after departing New York’s Lake Placid Airport (LKP). The accident aircraft was operated as an aerial photography flight under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
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