From 2016 (YouTube Edition): The Daher FACT Program Encourages Private TBM Owners to Improve Utilization through Charter Flying…

If there was ever a place to find out about what’s going on in the world of business aviation, the place to be was the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in November 2016. That’s exactly where ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, had the opportunity to find out about a program that Daher has come up with to allow owners of their TBM line of aircraft to be more productive.

Aero Linx: South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) Airports in South Carolina support the state’s economy and are themselves economic generators. Residents, businesses, and visitors also rely on the airport system for health, welfare and safety needs. Further, South Carolina’s military airfields are also important to our national security. All types of businesses in South Carolina rely on aviation––through both commercial service and general aviation airports––for the efficient transport of people and goods. Airports are a critical part of the transportation infrastructure needed to retain and attract business development in the state...

Execute Missed Approach Instructions issued to a pilot making an instrument approach which means continue inbound to the missed approach point and execute the missed approach procedure as described on the Instrument Approach Procedure Chart or as previously assigned by ATC. The pilot may climb immediately to the altitude specified in the missed approach procedure upon making a missed approach. No turns should be initiated prior to reaching the missed approach point. When conducting an ASR or PAR approach, execute the assigned missed approach procedure immediately upon receiving instructions to “execute missed approach.” 

“It went down last night. A backup system was activated. As of right now, the lead system is online and working.” Source: US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, explaining that the Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) system returned to working status at 11:00 am on February 2 after a several-hour outage. Though officials said there was “minimal disruption” to operations, the event hopefully gives the FAA a little extra motivation to modernize the system.