Engaging The Aviation World's Pivotal Organizations, Interests And Viewpoints

The Airborne Partnership Initiative, we call it the API, is a plan developed by ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, to build a synergistic, industry-wide, aviation/aerospace news program. Our aim is to grow this program to include a significant portion, if not a majority, of the aviation world’s pivotal organizations, interests, and viewpoints.

Contaminated Runway A runway is considered contaminated whenever standing water, ice, snow, slush, frost in any form, heavy rubber, or other substances are present. A runway is contaminated with respect to rubber deposits or other friction-degrading substances when the average friction value for any 500-foot segment of the runway within the ALD fails below the recommended minimum friction level and the average friction value in the adjacent 500-foot segments falls below the maintenance planning friction level.

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Piper has a new CEO and ANN got the very first interview! Piper’s John Calcagno chatted up the amazing technology in Piper’s automated landing system as well as the new Piper 100i flight trainer and the Piper Seminole... which is also making an impression on many as the current hot bird for the multi-engine flight training market. Piper’s Buddy Sessoms also outlined some of the technology driving Piper thinking now and into the future. The Blue Angels have arrived for their new airshow season, despite having to wait out some nasty weather sitting over Pensacola, They showed off the hotrod Super Hornets, The first airplane upgrade in decades! the Super Hornet will result in major changes for their routine and operational parameters and give them a far more modern airframe to work with. Epic Aircraft

Aero Linx: Alaska Airmen Association Protecting, Preserving, and Promoting General Aviation since 1951... With more licensed pilots per capita than any state in the union, the Airmen includes over 2,000 members, one of the largest General Aviation communities in the country. Our mission is to promote aviation, enhance safety and support initiatives that benefit pilots and our growing aviation community. Whether you're a veteran pilot or just discovered a passion for aviation, the Alaska Airmen Association is proud to welcome new members who share the wonders of flight in the Last Frontier!

Radar Flight Following The observation of the progress of radar-identified aircraft, whose primary navigation is being provided by the  pilot, wherein the controller retains and correlates the aircraft identity with the appropriate target or target symbol displayed on the radar scope.

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With the beginnings of the pandemic now a year behind us, the aviation community is coming together once again, safely and responsibly, to celebrate all things aviation! The staff of the Aero-News Network and Sun ‘n Fun have partnered to bring you all the news from the show via the Sun ‘n Fun digital daily at www.snfdd.com. Sun ‘n Fun Boss “Lites” Leenhouts opens SnF21 with enthusiasm. With record advance ticket sales and better than expected exhibitor numbers, Leenhouts noted that the entire event supports an amazing educational program that has no equal in aviation. There’s a new airshow control facility in town... Sun ‘n Fun has an extensive new facility that will not onl

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It wouldn't be an aviation event without ANN’s Jim Campbell taking to the skies, so he took off on a  Piper 100i in the midst of Sun ‘n Fun arrival traffic. The latest generation of GA Piper trainer has an all-glass panel and three seats... There are few more iconic GA companies than the Hartzell family... and Hartzell Engine Technologies. We got the chance to have a one on one with both presidents... AeroSport Wants To Take Over The LSA World, first becoming a powerhouse in the midwest and now expanding in DeLand Florida.. handling sales, maintenance, flight training, and much more... Pipistrel brought their own little Air Force... with an Alpha Trainer, a Sinus and a Taurus Electro, on the main display (and others scattered all over Lakeland Linder Airport), the company show