Some pilots call it a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Others call it a “Cover Your Butt” card. But what the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is all about is improving safety for all pilots. In our last print issue, we debuted a new feature in which we run a variety of general aviation-related […]
NASA
Scientists selected for airborne eye on universe
The Universities Space Research Association at Columbia, Md., has selected three astronomers to participate in the first scientific observations to be conducted by NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a 2.5-meter (98-inch) diameter airborne infrared telescope. Naming researchers from the astronomy community is a milestone on […]