Will Provide Daily Aero-Tips, As Well As Weekly 'Aero-Craft'
Audio Segments
Our regular readers will recognize the name Tom Turner -- and
maybe, some of you have even been fortunate enough to meet him. Tom
is one of THE people to talk to on matters of aircraft systems and
operation... in fact, Tom is the Manager of Technical Services for
the American Bonanza Society. In addition to his duties with ABS,
Tom also operates Mastery Flight Training in Wichita... so he knows
a little something about flight instruction, too.
We've been keeping this under our headsets for awhile now, but
the time has come for us to announce that Tom (above, at this
year's AirVenture) has agreed to bring his considerable expertise
to the pixilated pages of Aero-News. (Turner, like the rest of us
at ANN, evidently views sleep as something for others to
experience.)
Tom will soon be
providing our readers (and -- this is so cool to say -- our
listeners) with a series of features intended to both
refresh our minds, and educate us, in-depth, on matters of
technology and safety we may think we know, but could always stand
to learn more about. Remember: a good pilot is ALWAYS learning.
These features will be split between our print site and on our
Aero-News Aero-Casts, and will consist of:
- Aero-Tips: Aero-Tips -- to be a part of the
normal daily rotation, on our website's Top News page -- will
cover all manner of aeronautical knowledge and related topics --
such as defining what a Class II NOTAM is and telling us about what
a Flight Service briefer, or a DUAT-generated flight brief, is NOT
required to tell you. They're destined to be a short but
oh-so-valuable tech briefing... each and every day.
- Aero-Tech Aero-Casts: Just as the name
implies, these will be a weekly series of safety and
aero-technical audio programs, focusing on topics such as
safety procedures, regs, meteorology and staying
ahead of the capabilities of your aircraft. This
is where Tom's depth of knowledge REALLY shines, and we highly
encourage all of our readers to check them out. (Besides, Tom has
really been working hard on his Pete Combs impression...)
"ANN has always been blessed by being able to work with some of
the most expert people in the aero-biz," says ANN Editor-In-Chief
Jim Campbell. "Tom Turner is a guy whose work I've greatly admired,
so I couldn't be more pleased to offer a guy with his kind of
talent and background to readers of ANN, the world over.
This guy is the real-deal -- the kind of person that pilots
need to listen to... especially in a system that grows more complex
and task-intensive with each passing day."
"ANN has truly aggressive plans for the coming year, and
beyond," Jim added, "and with the kind of talent that Tom
represents, along with a number of others that will be joining
the ANN team shortly, we feel that ANN is able and willing to
maintain its position as one of the aviation world's foremost news
and information services."
Tom, welcome to Aero-News. We look forward to learning more
about the world of aviation from you. And now... yep, just park
over there, and Rob will be sure to wash your car. (Just don't
point out to him that, now, he's technically the "newbie.")
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