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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.28.21): Navigation Reference System (NRS)

Navigation Reference System (NRS) The NRS is a system of waypoints developed for use within the United States for flight planning and navigation without reference to ground based navigational aids. The NRS waypoints are located in a grid pattern along...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.28.21)

“Keeping the flying public safe is our primary responsibility. That is not negotiable, and the FAA will hold Boeing and the aviation industry accountable to keep our skies safe.” Source: FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, explaining the FAA's rationale for $17...

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Airborne 05.24.21: Aerion ShutDown, LSA Expansion Update, Virgin Galactic

Also: GAMA 1Q/2021 Sales, 2021 ARC Air Derby, EUROCONTROL Forecast, Canada Issues NOTAM Aerion... one of a very few companies currently attempting to build the next generation of supersonic aircraft, this time for the BizJet market, has announced that it...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.26.21)

“Our vision is to create a state-of-the-art flight training academy that uses aviation as a developmental tool focusing on STEM, leadership development, and the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen” Source: Glendon Fraser, Director, Lee A. Archer Jr., RedTail Youth Flying...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.26.21): Radar Point Out

Radar Point Out An action taken by a controller to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft to another controller if the aircraft will or may enter the airspace or protected airspace of another controller and radio communications will not...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (05.26.21)

Aero Linx: The Classic Jet Aircraft Association (CJAA) The Classic Jet Aircraft Association (CJAA) is a federally chartered, tax exempt 501(c)7 organization with headquarters in Maryland. CJAA is organized into a nine-member board supported by experts in finance, safety and...

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Airborne-Unmanned 05.25.21: UAV Organ Transport, Tello Talent Drone, Lilium

Also: FBI v Drone, Rocket Lab, NTSB Wants To Amend, XPO Atlanta MissionGO, LifeSource and Mercy Hospital have conducted what they report to be the first-ever test flight carrying a human pancreas via an UAS conducted on May 5. Following...

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Airborne-Flight Training 05.27.21: RedTail Buys Pipers, Diamond Sim, Sporty’s

Also: UIMC Training Course, Chipmunk's 75th, Tello Talent Drone, Astronaut Orientation Piper Aircraft has received orders for two Pilot 100i single-engine trainers from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., inspired aviation scholarship program, the RedTail Flight Academy (RFA). The RedTail Flight Academy,...

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Airborne-Flight Training 05.27.21: RedTail Buys Pipers, Diamond Sim, Sporty’s

Also: UIMC Training Course, Chipmunk's 75th, Tello Talent Drone, Astronaut Orientation Piper Aircraft has received orders for two Pilot 100i single-engine trainers from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., inspired aviation scholarship program, the RedTail Flight Academy (RFA). The RedTail Flight Academy,...

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Boeing to Pay at Least $17 Million to Settle Enforcement Cases on 737

Additional penalties may be levied if corrective actions are not completed on time.

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