Capt. Sean Cassidy, Air Line Pilots Association’s (ALPA) First Vice President, emphasized “the vital importance of the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a key component of [the U.S.] transportation infrastructure” during a House Aviation Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. GPS is the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that (avstop.com) More...
F-16, call sign Stroke 3, dodging 6 SAM launches during Desert Storm. This is some INTENSE footage. Skip to the 3 minute marker for the action. But I would highly recommend watching the entire thing because the launches surprise me just as much as the pilots. (www.liveleak.com) More...
Since 2008, the German Air Traffic Control Authority (DFS) has been working closely with airberlin on the development of the new system. In November 2009, airberlin was the first airline worldwide to receive approval for its Boeing 737 Next Generation fleet to use the GBAS on landings up to a visual range of only 550 metres. (www.aviatime.com) More...
Aviation Foundation Of America Applauds New Amendment That Protects The Design Data Of More Than 1,000 Different Aircraft Types. (www.aero-news.net) More...
The F-16 that suddenly appears off our left wing is obvious. It wags its wings as it goes by, and its engine, in afterburner, shakes the sky like an aerial earthquake. An identical airplane that trails a few miles behind and slightly above us, however, isn’t visible to us at all. It’s there to intervene if we take some sort of hostile or evasive action. (www.aopa.org) More...
