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May 19, 2024 · CEO, Pilot Company. Jimmy Haslam is chairman of Pilot Flying J, the truck stop company founded in 1958 by his father, who paid $6,000 for a gas station in Virginia. Haslam joined the board in 1975 ...
1 day ago · Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈɛərhɑːrt / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.
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1 day ago · The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase.The series revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster who struggles to balance his family life with his role as the leader of a criminal organization, which he reluctantly explores during therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco).
3 days ago · Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930, Rome, Italy—died April 28, 2021, Naples, Florida, U.S.) was a U.S. astronaut who was the command module pilot of Apollo 11, the first crewed lunar landing mission. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Collins transferred to the air force, becoming a test pilot at Edwards Air ...
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2 days ago · Women in aviation. The United States Air Force's first African American female fighter pilot, Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell. Women have been involved in aviation from the beginnings of both lighter-than air travel and as airplanes, helicopters and space travel were developed. Women pilots were also formerly called "aviatrices" (singular "aviatrix").
5 days ago · The memories of the Korean War still linger in the hearts of those who have served, including Naval Aviator, Captain E. Royce Williams, USN, Retired. For the first time in history, Soviet pilots secretly flew against NATO and U.S. forces. In an exhausting 35 minute dogfight against 7 Soviet MiGs, LT Williams then, became the only American ...
4 days ago · In addition to getting TFRs in place, the System Operations Security Office also has the challenge of notifying the pilot community in a timely way, explains Darrell Hood, Homeland Security/law enforcement liaison. An example the staff aims to avoid repeating is the TFR established in Hawaii during the President’s vacations.
