ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 03.22.11 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 03.22.11 (ANN's
Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature: NAFI on FAA Test Changes -
03.22.11(ANN Special Report, with Jason Blair,
Executive Director of the National Association of Flight
Instructors)
The Ontario (CA) Police Department has ordered their third AS350
B2, according to American Eurocopter. The aircraft, which will
enter service in late spring, will primarily be used for aerial
patrol and special operations surveillance.
Florida Flight School Offers Scholarships To Earn A Private
Pilot's License For Free
Getting a private pilot's license can be time consuming and cost
thousands of dollars. Tailwheels Etc flight school is offering one
lucky high school student the chance to do it quickly and for
free.
Partnership Will Send Five D.C. Area Students To
Huntsville
Five Washington, D.C.-area students will be going to Space Camp
at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, thanks to a
$5,000 donation from EADS North America to the Washington
Space Business Roundtable (WSBR).
New Equipment Required For Firefighting Helicopters
The U.S. Forest Service has released new standards for equipment
used on helicopters contracted for firefighting operations which
could cost operators as much as $50,000 per aircraft.
CIASTA Will Integrate Testing Of Various Components Under One
Roof
The first systems for Bombardier's CSeries airliner program are
now being developed and tested at partners and vendors in Canada,
the United States and Europe prior to delivery to Bombardier's
Complete Integrated Aircraft Systems Test Area (CIASTA).
Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) became the first
military installation to be recognized by the United Nations
Non-governmental Organization Earth Society Foundation receiving
the Earth Trustee award for across-the-board environmental
stewardship.
Chancellor Merkel Had Just Been Delivered To An Event When
Problem occurred
A helicopter which had just delivered German Chancellor Angela
Merkel to a campaign event near the German/Swiss border last
Wednesday suffered an engine problem and fell 3,300 feet before the
crew could re-start its engines.
Program To Encourage Students To Pursue STEM Careers
U.S. high school students are invited to participate in NASA's
Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research
Experience, or INSPIRE, through an online learning community.
Now Replacing Glass, Aluminum, Steel, And Titanium Parts
Considered one of the breakthrough innovations in the materials
sector, composites have gained increasing traction with their
capacity to enable aircraft weight reduction, according to analysis
from Frost & Sullivan.
One Of This Decade's Rare GA Success Stories Shows ANN How It's
Done
As ANN and Aero-TV prepares for its Annual LIVE PROGRAMMING
from the floor of the 54th Annual AEA Convention and
Tradeshow, we figured this was as good an excuse as
any to show you some of the things that got us excited last year in
order to get you ready for EVEN MORE EXCITING things this year! We
can't tell you much... YET... but this year's AEA Convention is
likely to be one of the most newsworthy on record... and if you'll
join us LIVE on Wednesday, at 0930
More Than 30 New Avionics Products Set To Debut This Week
The Aircraft Electronics Association will kick-off its 54th
annual International Convention & Trade Show on Tuesday, March
22, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV, with more than 30
manufacturers unveiling new products.
To Be Named For Jim W. Henderson, Chair Of ERAU Board Of
Trustees
The Daytona Beach campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
held a groundbreaking ceremony March 17 for the new Jim W.
Henderson Administration and Welcome Center.
The government in Delhi, India is investigating as many as 4,500
people who may be flying without proper licenses, including as
pilot-in-command for the airline IndiGo.
"The T-38 has been an instrumental and foundational
element (of pilot training) over the last 50 years."
Source: Col. Richard Murphy, commander of the USAF 12th
Flying Training Wing.
Read about aces like Pappy Boyington, Butch O'Hare, Chuck
Yeager, Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron), Eddie Rickenbacker,
& Erich Hartmann, or about pioneering aviators like Charles
Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Howard Hughes.