Aerospace Museum of California

  Next time you are in Sacramento, California, take the time to visit….. (Publisher Kim Stevens in the Aerospace Museum of California) the Aerospace Museum of California located in McClellan Park which is the former McClellan Air Force Base. I had the opportunity over the weekend to visit the museum and enjoyed it very much. […]

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DC-3s Flocking to Join AirVenture Birthday Bash

They’re coming from everywhere; some three dozen DC-3 and C-47 aircraft that have already shown interest in participating in "The Last Time…" 75th anniversary celebration of the aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. The list of potential aircraft that will be participating in the DC-3 mass arrival is still being finalized, but many of the […]

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ADS-B Satellite-Based Tracking Allows Controllers to Monitor Air Traffic Over Gulf of Mexico

WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that Houston air traffic controllers are beginning to use an improved satellite-based system – Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) — to more efficiently and safely separate and manage aircraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico. “Safety is our highest priority at the U.S. Department of […]

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NASAO Assists TSA in Launching GA Vulnerability Assessment

Washington, D.C., January 13, 2010 – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) is assisting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in launching its General Aviation Airports Vulnerability Assessment.  The assessment is a short, easy to complete, survey which allows general aviation airport operators to self-assess the current level of security at their airport.  It […]

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NASAO and UAA Partner to Strengthen Aviation Education Initiative

Washington, DC, January 7, 2010 – The National Association of State Aviation Officials welcomed six members of the University Aviation Association to its Washington, D,C. headquarters Wednesday afternoon to discuss how aviation policy is developed. The meeting was a joint effort between the organizations to foster and strengthen aviation education.   NASAO President Henry Ogrodzinski […]

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