Despite Our Reservations, Circumstances Change, and So Do Responsibilities. For many years, Aero-News Network made a conscious decision not to maintain membership in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. That decision was neither casual nor impulsive. It reflected longstanding concerns...
Also: Airventure Voted Tops, Banyan Promises No World Cup Fees, Spirit Parked, Drone Protection The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Maverick Act of 2026 to preserve the last three F-14 Tomcats for public display and educational purposes. Congressman Abraham...
Aero Linx: HeliOffshore HeliOffshore is the global, safety-focused association for the offshore helicopter industry. Our mission is to lead a collective safety conversation, identifying the right priorities, supported by the right resources, delivering the right actions, to transform frontline safety...
Emergency Descent Mode This automated system senses conditions conducive to hypoxia (cabin depressurization). If an aircraft is equipped and the system is activated, it is designed to turn the aircraft up to 90 degrees, then descend to a lower altitude...
Also: Visual Line-Of-Sight, Tracking Fire Trucks, Another Laser Fool, Helicopter Fire Attack System The United States Navy officially kicked off flight testing for its first unmanned, carrier-based tanker with a two-hour maiden mission at Boeing’s MidAmerica Airport facility on April...
From 2014 (YouTube Edition): A Peaceful Resurrection For A Valued Wartime Boeing PT-17 While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN Special Correspondent Michael Maya Charles had the opportunity to talk with a young man about his career in aircraft restoration. While...
Secondary Radar/Radar Beacon (ATCRBS) A radar system in which the object to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a radio receiver/transmitter (transponder). Radar pulses transmitted from the searching transmitter/receiver (interrogator) site are received in the...
“The aviation security work to eliminate current flight deck vulnerability has been needlessly prolonged for way too long. We must not continue to delay this work and allow more time for another catastrophic incident to happen before the FAA and...
Aero Linx: New Zealand Society of Air Safety Investigators (NZSASI) The Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators (ASASI) was formed to better serve and represent the views of Air Safety Investigators in Australia. The Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators...
Discrete Frequency A separate radio frequency for use in direct pilot?controller communications in air traffic control which reduces frequency congestion by controlling the number of aircraft operating on a particular frequency at one time. Discrete frequencies are normally designated for...