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August 31, 2011

Rudi Dekkers Continues Wild Ride After 9/11

The Man Who Taught Atta And Al-Shehhi To Fly Tries To Move On

You may not know who Rudi Dekkers is, but you can probably appreciate his dilemma. He's the guy who owned the flight school in Venice, Florida which trained Mohamed Atta and Marwan al-Shehhi, who flew the two planes that hit the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11. He's currently promoting a book on the topic, titled "Guilty by Association," which he hopes will set the record straight.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.31.11)

"The re-engined 737 will allow Boeing to continue to deliver the most fuel efficient, most capable airplane with the lowest operating costs in the single-aisle market. As a result, we are seeing overwhelming demand for this new and improved version of the 737." Source: Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.31.11): Venturi Effect

The speedup of air through a constriction due to the pressure rise on the upwind side of the constriction and the pressure drop on the downwind side as the air diverges to leave the constriction.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.31.11)

Whirly-Girls

Whirly-Girls ... the website of the International Women Helicopter Pilots ... has gotten an updated since we last checked in. They are a support network for pilots and provide a variety of scholarships to women for helicopter training.

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