Dec 22, 2024 · Two Modified Civilian C-130s (L-100) Flew With Airline Seats, Overhead Bins, and Even Airline-Style Windows. Lockheed Martin’s C-130 is as American as apple pie. As a military airlifter, the C-130 has plied the skies since 1954. Over 2,600 C-130s have been built.

Dec 15, 2024 · Last month, Asobo Studio (a Microsoft publisher) released the much touted Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.It promised the most immersive experience yet with stunning graphics, the largest fleet of flyable aircraft, dynamic scenery, and a career mode.

Dec 23, 2024 · “Thick flames began to envelop the plane…the house caught fire before a hut filled with tires and fuel exploded,” according to Tom Herbert’s “Munich Air Disaster” coverage of the crash in the London Evening Standard.. Of the six crew members and 38 passengers on board, two of the former and 21 of the latter perished, and it took a decade to exonerate the captain, who was initially ...

Oct 16, 2024 · Robert G. Waldvogel has spent thirty years working at JFK International and La Guardia airports with the likes of Capitol Air, Midway Airlines, Triangle Aviation Services, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Lufthansa in Ground Operations and Management.

Dec 18, 2024 · The T-1A Jayhawk became a critical component of the revised Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) program. In phase III, students tracked to transport aircraft would hone their skills in advanced navigation, crew resource management, heavy formation low levels, and the basics of air refueling.

Dec 16, 2024 · Last week, FAA Administrator Mike Whittaker unexpectedly stepped down after just over a year in office. His brief tenure raises questions about whether significant reforms are possible in a sprawling bureaucracy like the FAA. Yet, with our national air system facing mounting challenges—from air traffic controller shortages to outdated medical policies—a visionary leader could seize the ...

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Dec 21, 2024 · General Paul Tibbets was just 30 years old in 1945 old when he piloted the Enola Gay B-29 bomber on its mission to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. As an Air Force Public Affairs Specialist, in 1999 I was fortunate to hear the then 84-year-old Tibbets speak and also shake his hand at a reunion of the 509 th …

Nov 19, 2024 · The wait is over: it’s release day for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.. The game builds on the staggering success of the world’s most popular flight simulator series and is the most immersive and technologically advanced flight simulator to date.

Dec 9, 2024 · JAARS has five piston-driven Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) airplanes including Helio Couriers and Cessnas, a single-turbine STOL Pilatus PC-6 Porter, and a Robinson R66 helicopter. MAF has three single-engine piston Cessnas and two turboprop planes – a Cessna Caravan 208 and a Kodiak 100.. MAF planes flying in formation. | image: maf.org Light-sport aircraft can meet an important need