Updated Primer Gives Young'uns One-Stop Reference to Sound Like a Pro

An update to 'The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual  has brought the classic primer up to its fifth edition, covering changes in practices, procedures, regulation, and technology since its original publication. The Turbine Pilot’s Flight Manual has long been a favorite of those gearing up to go to turbine aircraft ground schools, studying to earn their Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, prepping for an interview with the big leagues, or simply upgrading to a bigger, better, and more demanding aircraft. Of course, the book is a professional text, meaning it carries a 'professional' price tag: The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual can be had in softcover form, or a ligh

New Satellite Refueling Ecosystem Aims to Become the Standard

Dawn Aerospace, a little-known space engineering firm from the Netherlands, showed off its new Docking and Fluid Transfer (DFT) port, a system that will enable satellite upkeep by refueling in the years to come. The firm has made waves with its Nitrous-based SatDrive propulsion systems, grabbing the attention of 20 clients as they developed their own satellite systems. Now, Dawn says they're "uniquely suited to solve the “chicken and egg” problem of satellite refueling." Their new DFT port replaces the standard fill/drain valves in use today, basic systems that require manual actuation on the ground, and will never be refilled again, bar some enterprising company sending up