Aero Linx: Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals OBAP Inspires Excellence and provides opportunities in aerospace by Supporting, Transforming, Educating, and Mentoring our members and communities. OBAP will be a world-leading organization that changes lives by creating a pathway to success...
Simplified Directional Facility (SDF) A NAVAID used for nonprecision instrument approaches. The final approach course is similar to that of an ILS localizer except that the SDF course may be offset from the runway, generally not more than 3 degrees,...
Aviation's Most Comprehensive Video News Program Scores A Telly! The ANN gig is a tireless one and is also one that doesn't have a whole lot of glory attached to it -- there's simply too much work to do, to...
PSA and civil penalties are part of the FAA's Zero Tolerance efforts against unruly behavior.
Mode C Intruder Alert A function of certain air traffic control automated systems designed to alert radar controllers to existing or pending situations between a tracked target (known IFR or VFR aircraft) and an untracked target (unknown IFR or VFR...
"The Taxiway A project presented another opportunity for airport businesses to work in partnership with Los Angeles World Airports and the FAA on solutions to limit the number of days in which runways, taxiways and leasehold access points were impacted...
Aero Linx: African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) was established in 2012 as a not-for-profit organisation that fosters increased knowledge and understanding of business aviation in Africa, and promotes the tangible benefits that business aviation...
Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) The lowest MSL altitude at which an IFR aircraft will be vectored by a radar controller, except as otherwise authorized for radar approaches, departures, and missed approaches. The altitude meets IFR obstacle clearance criteria. It may...
"Wally’s journey to space began in the 1960s when she was the youngest graduate of the Woman in Space Program, a privately-funded project which tested female pilots for astronaut fitness. Later known as the “Mercury 13” – thirteen American women...
Aero Linx: Cardinal Flyers Online The Cardinal Flyers Online Web site was created and is maintained by Keith Peterson: 'My wife Debbie and I have owned a 1976 RG since 1985. With my mechanical engineering background I naturally enjoy digging...