It’s Not Just A Playground For Pilots Out There, Dad… It was only Day One when the cherubic blonde child looked up at her motherand entreated: “When are we going to the playground, Mommy?” As Dadstrode ahead quickly, Mom looked down at the child and her sibling and saidsoothingly, “Not for a while, dear; Daddy […]
Why didn’t they do this before? That is the overwhelming response of parentswhen they see the KidVenture tent in back of the EAA’s Museum, at AirVenture’99. The reaction of visitors has become predictable: The kids sprint from oneplace to another, so excited they aren’t sure where to start, as parents lookwide-eyed at an astonishing selection […]
Using the 66 Iridium satellites in low earth orbit, Icarus Instruments hasdeveloped an aircraft interface for the Kyocera satellite phone. The interfaceplugs into the aircraft’s microphone and headset jacks, and the pilot then plugshis headset and microphone into the Icarus box. The box can be powered by acigarette lighter plug or other aircraft power. Icarus […]
The FAA announced Saturday that it has chosen NavRadio Corporation of Golden,Colo., and ARNAV Systems of Puyallup, Wash., as industry providers for theFlight Information Services (FIS) datalink program. This service will allowpilots to receive displays of text and graphical weather, special-use airspaceinformation and notices to airmen directly in the cockpit. “This is a wonderful example […]
“Sometimeswe forget that we share the air with animals that have been flying for millionsof years, and there’s still a lot we can learn from them,” says BillLishman, chairman and CEO of Operation Migration. Lishman’s autobiography, FatherGoose, inspired the 1995 film Fly Away Home starring Jeff Daniels,Anna Paquin and Dana Delaney. The film tells the […]
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