Valle Verde, Río Perdido and Bahía Arenosa are the newest airfields in our ongoing scenery adventure pack series. These airfields are all in Colombia - two are inland, nestled within a mountain range at high altitudes while the third is on the Pacific Coast. This Scenery Adventure Pack is the third in our series and like the others before, it offer virtual pilots of all ages a chance to fly new missions and adventures!
This is a Call for Participation. It means that we are encouraging you to send in your own tutorial to the Navigraph Training Network so that people in the flight simulation community can benefit freely from your knowledge. Help yourself by helping others! The Navigraph Training Network is initiated by Navigraph, but serves no commercial interest. We are here because we can – now it is up to you.
SEATTLE, April 28, 2006 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that AirTran Airways, the Atlanta- and Orlando-based low-cost carrier, has ordered 24 Next-Generation 737-700s. AirTran Airways converted options for 14 airplanes for delivery in 2008 and ordered 10 additional 737-700s for delivery in 2010. The estimated value of the order, at list prices, is $1.3 billion.
The first of four Super Lynx 300 helicopters for South Africa took to the air for the first time on 24th April 2006 at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil factory in the UK. The successful first flight was witnessed by Mr Francois Kotze, Programme Manager, Armscor and Lt Col Rob Sproul, Project Officer, South African Air Force. Alan Johnston, Managing Director Military Programmes at AgustaWestland said “We are delighted that this important milestone has been achieved on time and we look forward to seeing the Super Lynx 300 enter service with the South African Air Force next year.”
WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2006 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today commended Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) for introducing a legislative proposal seeking suspension of so-called “fuel fraud” tax rules that are confusing and time consuming for companies involved in the sale of aircraft fuel, and have the potential to adversely impact aviation infrastructure projects.
A revised and expanded edition of A Guide to Aviation Photography, with new images and updated text that takes into account the latest advances in camera technology and changes in the aviation world.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today the testing of new safety logic software installed in the existing AMASS/ASDE-3 ground radar system at Logan International Airport. The new safety logic is designed to alert FAA controllers when there is a possibility of an incident on Logan’s runways. Logan Airport is the first airport in the country to obtain this new software upgrade. Installation of the safety logic software was a recommendation of the joint FAA/Massport Team that was convened last fall to address airfield incursions. The upgraded system will remain in place until the newer and more sophisticated ASD-3X ground radar system is installed, which could take up to two years to install.
Last Thursday 56 school girls saw for themselves at DFS in Langen that the air navigation services are not a male-dominated industry, rather they also offer attractive career opportunities for women. The girls were highly impressed at having the opportunity to look over the air traffic controllers’ shoulders as they worked in Europe’s largest radar control centre. According to Thomas Machate, head of training at DFS in Langen, it was “an excellent day and the girls were delighted to be here”. The 13- to 17-year-olds were also thrilled to be able to experience in the simulator how air traffic over Germany is handled. The young ladies were informed about the different traineeships at DFS. Apart from the training of air traffic controllers, DFS also offers traineeships in commercial and technical professions.
From 26 April, an electronic version of Rotor Journal, named Rotor On Line, is available on the Eurocopter internet site at www.eurocopter.com. With the idea of continually improving its services, the Information and Communication Directorate has launched this new and very user-friendly tool for internet readers.
A USAF General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle recently engaged three insurgents in the process of planting a homemade bomb along a road near Balad AB, Iraq, neutralizing the threat with an AGM-114 Hellfire missile. The Predator monitored the three terrorists for about a half hour while they used a pick ax to dig a hole in the road, placed an explosive round in the hole, and strung wires from the hole to a ditch on the side of the road. When it was clear the individuals were placing a bomb, the Predator launched the 100-pound Hellfire missile, killing all three insurgents.
Six teams of high-school physics teachers will test experiments developed by their students aboard NASA’s C-9 aircraft, the “Weightless Wonder,” early next month. The experiments will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s discoveries.
NASA engineers are studying new flight technologies, test-firing engines and evolving the most successful hardware from past missions to develop America’s Crew Launch Vehicle - the cutting-edge spacecraft that will carry a new generation of explorers to orbit and beyond. Though it may resemble its forebears - the powerful boosters of the space shuttle system, for example, and the towering “vertical-stack” configuration of the Apollo-era Saturn rockets - this isn’t your parents’ spaceship.
Two NASA satellites were launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on missions to reveal the inner secrets of clouds and aerosols, tiny particles suspended in the air. CloudSat and Calipso - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations - thundered skyward at 3:02 a.m. PDT atop a Boeing Delta II rocket. The two satellites will eventually circle approximately 705 kilometers (438 miles) above Earth in a sun-synchronous polar orbit, which means they will always cross the equator at the same local time. Their technologies will enable scientists to study how clouds and aerosols form, evolve and interact.
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander, the next mission to the surface of Mars, is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007. As part of this “assembly, test and launch operations” phase, Phoenix team members are beginning to add complex subsystems such as the flight computer, power systems and science instruments to the main structure of the spacecraft. The work combines efforts of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver; the University of Arizona, Tucson; and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Virgin Atlantic Airways today announced that from the 5th May 2006 it will be offering personal styling consultations for its Upper Class passengers in its new Clubhouse at Heathrow airport. The service is aimed at helping both men and women with busy lifestyles to find and perfect their individual look. The clinic will run at the Clubhouse until the 29 May, Friday to Monday from 09:30 to 16:30. Passengers will be able to take advantage of the complimentary consultation, which will include information on the current trends, an evaluation of the passenger’s needs and desires and tips on styles and shapes that will compliment the passenger’s own individual taste. The stylist will also be able to recommend key stores to visit on the main Virgin Atlantic routes worldwide.
Paris, April 28, 2006 - Alcatel Alenia Space announced today the successful launch of the Calipso climatology satellite, based on its Proteus platform and integrated in its French sites. The satellite was launched by a Delta 2 rocket on April 28, 2006 at 3:02 a.m. PDT from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, along with the Cloudsat satellite.
Geneva, 28 April 2006. At the end of April, 18 trainees successfully completed their three and a half year course of instruction and the new air traffic controllers were handed their licences at an award ceremony held on Castle Hünigen in Konolfingen. Interest in a career in air traffic control remains as high ever, with hundreds of applications being received every year. The Skyguide Training Center (STC) is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructures; it is now located at Zurich airport but will move this autumn to Wangen bei Dübendorf.
Alexandria, VA - Rannoch Corporation announced today that the company has entered into a multi-year agreement with Air-Transport IT Services, Inc. (AirIT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fraport – Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide. As part of the agreement Rannoch will provide its patented surveillance solutions as part of AirIT’s airport management suite of products. In addition, Rannoch will provide an airport management patent portfolio license to AirIT.
7 new customers In 2005, 7 new customers have decided in favour of Swiss-AS’ software package AMOS, among them the following:
The Joint Force Harrier detachment from RAF Cottesmore currently based in Kandahar, will continue to provide vital close air support and reconnaissance to Coalition and NATO forces operating in Southern Afghanistan, the Defence Secretary John Reid confirmed earlier today. The decision to extend the Harrier detachment until 31 March 2007 was announced to Parliament by means of a Written Ministerial Statement by Adam Ingram, the Minister of State for the Armed Forces. The full text of the statement is reproduced below.
Rolls-Royce today formally opened its new £7 million facility in Barnoldswick that has been designed to manufacture a range of specialised aero-engine components. This modern, purpose-built factory, which will make stators, vanes, seals, solid fan blades, outlet guide vanes, combustion casings and liners, was one of four developments given the go-ahead in April 2004. This investment was a key element within a broader programme to modernise factories, drive down costs and ensure the company’s domestic facilities operate at world-best levels of competitiveness.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, Texas , April 28, 2006 — More than 2,800 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) employees will receive President George W. Bush’s prestigious Volunteer Service Award during National Volunteer Week, April 23-29. The award recipients are among thousands of Lockheed Martin employees nationwide who collectively logged more than 1 million volunteer hours in 2005. Since 2002, more than 2.2 million hours have been logged by Lockheed Martin volunteers.
The Finnish Aviation Academy, Pori, Finland has contracted to purchase a Eurocopter EC135 helicopter Flight Training Device (FTD) from Frasca International. The FTD will be dual qualified as JAA FTD 3 and JAA FNPT 3 MCC. These are the highest levels of JAA qualification available for each class of device and will allow considerable flight time credit. The device will feature Frasca’s latest technology including a TruVision visual system with an extensive, highly detailed database covering much of Finland, simulated EFIS and VEMD displays, flight test validation data, blade element modeling, automatic certification testing, exact cockpit replication, electric control loading, multi-channel sound simulation and NVG compatibility.
WINNIPEG – The Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) deployed CF-18 aircraft to Canada’s Far North just before the Easter long weekend in anticipation that Russian aircraft might be flying close to Canadian sovereign airspace as part of a Russian strategic aviation exercise.
Montreal, April 28, 2006 – (NYSE: CGT; TSX: CAE) – CAE recently presented a donation of C$423,000 to Centraide of Greater Montreal, concluding the 2005 CAE-Centraide Campaign. Of the total amount, C$323,000 was donated by employees and C$100,000 was contributed by the company. Approximately 48% of CAE employees participated in the 2005 CAE-Centraide Campaign, successfully surpassing the fundraising goal of C$380,000 by C$43,000.
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