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How Do Small Airplanes Find Their Way Around?

Small Plane Navigation

Giant airplanes like airliners and military transport aircraft use sophisticated, onboard methods to fly from Point A to Point B.  Today, they usually use GPS (Global Positioning System) and/or a combination of other methods using lasers, gyroscopes, and other sophisticated stuff. Interestingly, a few years ago, the military deliberately downgraded the GPS signals the USA’s …

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California Aeronautical University Launches Flight Centers in Ventura (KOXR) and San Diego (KMYF) Counties

CAU Flight Center

BAKERSFIELD, CA – To better serve Southern California residents, California Aeronautical University (CAU) launches its new Flight Centers in the communities of Oxnard and San Diego, California. The University Flight Centers provide local residents the opportunity to earn their Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics degree online from their hometown.   Study Online, Fly Locally With …

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The Science Behind Turbulence

In Flight Turbulence

If an airplane can zoom along at supersonic speeds and provide Wifi on demand, why are passengers still grabbing for barf bags and gripping armrests when it comes to turbulence? Why can’t pilots just stay away from it? The short answer: They can’t. Turbulence is basically weather, and therefore about as predictable.   What is …

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How Air Traffic Control Keeps Us Safe

Air Traffic Control Safety

The Crash in the Desert At the Desert View Watch Tower on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, which offers an unparalleled view of the Colorado River and Painted Desert, a bronze plaque is part of thescene. It’s a monument to victims of a 1956 airplane crash, a jarring modern object near a …

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Airplane Aerodynamics

San Diego Flight Center - CAU

An understanding of flight is rooted in a strong grasp of how an airplane gets in the air—and stays there. Both a passenger jet and a tiny paper airplane are governed by the same forces.  Understanding airplane aerodynamics is key to a successful partnership with the atmosphere: They are the foundation for study for student …

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