Avion Issue 2 Spring 2015

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Jack Taylor/The Avion Newspaper The Mobile User Objective System 3 satellite (MUOS-3) sits aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V in 551 configuration.

The vehicle sits atop Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station just after sunset on the night prior to launch.

MUOS Increases Military Com 10 Fold Trey Henderson Editor-in-Chief Communications power the modern day warrior.

Robust communications links and instantaneous data transfer are essential to command of the battlefield in modern day combat.

The Mobile User Objective System (or MUOS for short) is the Navy’s answer to that demand for powerful channels of communication. The MUOS program consists of a constellation of four operational satellites as well as an on-orbit spare in the event of failure.

In addition to the five orbiting satellites, elaborate ground infrastructure of control and network management is ultilized to handle the unique Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) waveform implemented in the new system.

MUOS, once completed, is slated to increase the communications throughput capabilities of the military by ten fold. The more robust system will provide higher data transfer rates and greater quality of service compared to the earlier system in place.

Currently, UHF Follow-On (UFO), which first launched in March of 1993 provides much of the Department of Defense with its communications abilities.

The Jan. 20 launch of the third MUOS payload marks the next step in completing the new constellation and preparing for the future of DoD communications.

MUOS-3 was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V in 551 configuration. The 551 configuration of the Atlas V is the most powerful version of ULA’s Atlas family of vehicles, being powered by five strap-on solid rocket boosters, each of

which providing nearly 400,000 pounds of thrust in addition to the RD-180’s 860,000 pounds of thrust.

Having a total of 2.75 million pounds of thrust, a massive 650,000 pounds more thrust than the Delta IV Heavy which carried Orion to orbit in December, the 51 configuration was necessary for placing the nearly 7.5 ton payload into geosynchronous orbit at over 22,236 miles above the surface of the earth.

MUOS-3 marks United Launch Alliance’s first launch of 2015 and the 52nd launch of the Atlas V vehicle, the fifth of which in the 551 configuration.

The next installation to MUOS, MUOS4 is planned to launch aboard another Atlas V 551 later in 2015.

The final satellite in the MUOS constellation will also launch aboard an Atlas V vehicle, but the date and time is yet to be determined.

Ever wondered how The Avion gets its launch photos? Check out Page B3>>

Dixon Takes Checkered Flag For Gnassi Racing in Rolex 24 Andy Lichtenstein News Editor Daytona Beach International Speedway hosted the annual “24 Hours of Daytona,” Jan. 24 through Jan 25. The race, sponsored by Rolex, is commonly referred to as the “Rolex 24.” This twice-around-the-clock event is a multi-class endurance race, run on a 3.56

mile course. The track layout includes portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and the in-field road course.

There were four classes competing simultaneously in this year’s event. Because the race is fixed at 24 hours, the objective is to complete as many laps as possible within the 24-hour period.

The four classes include Prototype (Pro), Prototype

Challenge (PC), GT Le Mans (GTLM), and GT Daytona (GTD). Each one is designed to support engineering technologies that can be relayed to the automotive and transportation industries.

Rolex has been a primary supporter of the event since 1992. The race was previously sponsored by Sunbank and Pepsi in the 1970s and 1980s.

Unlike many events at the Speedway, this yearly event is organized by the International Motor Sport Association (IMSA), rather than NASCAR. Target racer Scott Dixon earned his second career win at the Rolex 24, bringing his No. 02 Riley-Ford Ecoboost Daytona Prototype into victory lane, merely 1.33 seconds ahead

of Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais, who took second place in his Corvette Daytona Prototype.

Fellow IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan, and NASCAR drivers Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray were victorious in their respective classes, as well. McMurray became the third driver to win both the Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24. This was

the sixth victory in nine years for Chip Ganassi Racing. Reigning champion, Action Express Racing, finished second.

All four drivers were rewarded with Rolex watches. “I’ve always bought them,” said Kanaan. “Now I get one for free!”

For photos of the Rolex, check out The Avion’s website at theavion.com.

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Trey Henderson Micah Knight Andy Lichtenstein Michael Nisip Jack Taylor Elizabeth Worsham

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A visual comparison between the user interface of Blackboard (Left) and Canvas (Right).

Mike Shekari Staff Reporter This semester the ERAU Daytona Beach campus has been making the transition from Blackboard to Canvas.

Many students, including myself, have not had an opportunity to use this new software because professors are still establishing their new canvas sites. In order to find out how this new system is running and being received by the students before it is used

campus-wide next semester, I interviewed two ERAU students who are currently using canvas.

The old system had many problems that made it difficult for students and faculty to use, such as accessing and inputting grades for assignments, whereas Canvas allows for easier access to grades according to Brianna Parzynski, a freshman aeronautical science major. She also says that Canvas

also makes it easier to submit assignments compared to Blackboard, which in my personal experience, has a tendency to freeze when uploading assignments to Safe Assign.

Brian Lantigua, a freshman unmanned aerial systems major, also had only positive reviews for the new software.

He stated that Canvas runs smoother than Blackboard and is far better organized. Brian also said that he liked a feature on Canvas that

allows him to have instant message conversations with his professors, rather than sending an email and waiting for what could be hours or days until a response is sent.

Overall, it seems that Canvas is running smoothly and preforming better than its predecessor, Blackboard. I will be looking forward to using the system myself starting next semester, along with all of the other students who have yet to try this new program.

Replacing the Blue Bike Program Denean Kelson SGA Vice President There has been quite a lot of inquiry into the SGA Blue Bike Program this past Fall semester.

This is because the program was discontinued last spring. In the Blue Bike Program, students would sign up to rent a bicycle for semesters at a time, and would return the key when done. The bikes used were refurbished from abandoned bicycles around campus.

The major problem with this program was that there was a very limited number of bicycles and very easily the interest sheet would have at least 100 names. Some people would have to wait a year before finally receiving a bike! Other issues were that refurbished bicycles tend to break quickly, and many students would not return or just aban-

don those bicycles when they got their own.

In the spring we began to look for solutions, including hiring a student assistant to fix the bicycles, changing the rental periods to monthly or biweekly, increasing the safety deposit, and getting bicycles donated from a local Walmart. All of these caused more roadblocks as we assessed our student body’s needs. I can assure you that the bicycle program was a constant conversation within the SGA. During the summer an idea was brought to us to in a sense outsource the bike rental program. We have been looking into a company that would supply us with bicycles, specialized racks and technology similar to Citi Bike. The company has been used on other university campuses,

and we believe it would be a great addition to Embry-Riddle.

With the program, students would use their EagleCard to access bicycles from specialized racks around campus. They would then return them to any of these racks when they are done.

Rental periods would be hourly or daily, and therefore more students would have access to these bicycles. Additionally with the old program, students were not allowed to use bicycles off campus. With this new program, that would no longer be an issue.

Because this would be a big commitment for the SGA and the university, we want to make sure that this type of program is what the student body wants and needs. There will be a survey coming out soon to access the stu-

dent body’s need for a bike rental program.

Should we decide to go forward with this company, we will also form a committee (open to the student body) to design the structure of this program. If you are interested in helping with this program or have questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to stop by the SGA Office (SC104) any time Monday – Friday 8am-5pm or contact the Vice President Denean Kelson sgavpres@erau. edu. You can also attend the Student Representative Board on any Tuesday at 12:45pm in the IC Auditorium.

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Selma opens at $8.3M on MLK Weekend Bryan Rallet Correspondent “Selma” takes place a year after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, and depicts the violently repressed pacific protests led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(David Oyelowo) for an equal right to vote.

Without the right to vote, the black population could not fairly participate in the judicial process, thus prolonging the rampant discrimination the south witnessed during that period.

National outrage and political pressure even-

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tually forced President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Honoring the entirety of Dr. King’s work is certainly not an easy task, which is probably why Director Ava DuVernay decided to focus on the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. While focusing on just a few months might be seen as a lack of content by some viewers, the intensity of emotions that arise while watching this film most definitely compensates for the narrow time interval over which the movie spans.

Superb photography and amazing acting are only two of the many factors that contribute to making this movie breathtaking.

One of the highlights of the movie would definitely be Ava DuVernay’s ability to immerse us in the atmosphere of the 1960s. She employed several mechanisms such as a Blues and Gospel soundtrack and a light sepia filter throughout the movie in order to seamlessly send us back in time.

This is an emotional movie that aims to anger, sadden and inspire view-

ers, sometimes in the same scene. It is also a chilling reminder that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.

Indeed, current events show that the struggle led

by Dr. King is not over, and that the American population still faces significant challenges before the rich multitude of people our country was founded on reaches total equality. Perhaps the poignant example of “Selma” can show recent protesters that violence is never the solution to being heard, and that it only leads to more isolation from our brothers and sisters.

When in Rome...

Mark Fetters Staff Reporter With finals behind me and a month-long break before the start of classes, a well-deserved trip was in store. My passport was full, so I needed a new one before I could travel. A trip to downtown Atlanta for a few hours and a new passport obtained, I was off to the airport. I checked

modern day arena is maybe a roof and lights, as well as a little nicer design, but the history that surrounds the inside will never be found anywhere else. A short walk away is the Roman Forum, which is the largest area remaining of ancient Rome.

With the walls and columns in great condition, closing your eyes and thinking of what it might have looked

like 2000 years ago is not hard. Walking through where Julies Caesar once stood makes being in Rome for the first time a little surreal. One ancient Roman building still in use is the Pantheon. The Pantheon was built around 120 AD and is one of the coolest buildings in terms of architecture and the best preserved in all of Rome. Since the Seventh

century, and to the current day, the Pantheon is used as a church. While buildings in ancient Rome are great to explore all day, nothing beats authentic Italian food. I ate my first lunch just outside the Pantheon at a little hole in the wall restaurant and enjoyed the best spaghetti and meatballs I have ever had. I learned from that meal that the pasta could be store

bought, but the sauce is what makes the food so great.

With a couple more days to explore, nothing is more breathtaking than going into all of the basilicas Rome has to offer, each one is just as magnificent as the last. After three long days of exploring Rome, it was time to move and see what else Italy had to offer and next on the list would be Florence and Pisa.

Left: The sun sets over Rome’s Piazza del Popolo with St Peter’s Basilica in the background.

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Right: The highlight of my trip definitely was the Roman Colosseum, where epic gladiator fights used took place. It is still the largest amphitheatre in the world!

in for my flight and, after a delay, I was on the plane to Rome, Italy. With a few days to explore such a large city and no real plan, I headed to what Rome was famous for, the Colosseum. Built around the year 70 the primary purpose was for gladiator battles and late a place for shows.

With seating for 50,000 people, the difference between the Roman Colosseum and a

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Parking Improvements Highlight Pedestrian Safety Hello Eagle Nation, and welcome back to ERAU! This semester is heading off in a strong direction with a lot of progressive moments being implemented in the ERAU roadways.

As many of you don’t know, recommendations and improvements have been made on the ERAU roadways by Emergency Management and the Campus Safety and Security to help promote speed control, crosswalk and pedestrian safety, as well as motorist and bicycle operator safety.

The overall goal was to decrease the speed on campus, replace speed humps and speed limit signs that were lost behind the College of Aviation (COA) and the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) during construction, and to install speed humps at unprotected crosswalks; additionally, crosswalk signs would be implemented on campus. The nine newly installed speed humps will help decrease the overall

speed on campus. The speed humps were installed at the following locations: two speed humps at the Aerospace Boulevard and Voyager Lot Intersection, one at the Aerospace Boulevard and Flight Sim Building Intersection, one speed hump at the Aerospace Boulevard and AMS Q Hangar Intersection, five speed humps on Service Park Road and the Columbia Parking Lot Road, which is the parking lot road behind Canaveral Hall, the COA, and the COAS. The four newly installed speed limit signs were installed and are at the following locations: two speed limit signs at the Aerospace Boulevard and Voyager Lot Intersection, and two speed limit signs at the Aerospace Boulevard and Flight Sim Building.

The thirteen highly reflective pedestrian crosswalk signs have been installed in the center of the following crosswalks: two signs at the Aerospace Boulevard and Voyager Lot Intersection, one sign at the Aerospace Boulevard and Cochran Lot Intersection, one sign at the

Attention Treasurers!

Alonso Sweet Student Finance Board Greetings from the Student Finance Board (SFB)! We want to remind treasurers that the deadline to submit a completed Funding Request for Student Government Association funding of Registered Student Organizations (RSO) is Thursday Jan. 29, 2015.

This deadline is very important; in order to request funds for organizations to operate over the spring semester, the Budget Packet and all approvals need to be submitted on time. If it is not received fully completed and on time, a penalty can be deducted from the Funding Request. The SFB wants to help organizations to complete the funding process correctly. This process is easy if treasurers follow the instructions and documents provided. Use attention to detail when filling out the Budget Packet. Communication is key when filling out the packet, so make sure to speak to

Aerospace Boulevard and Tomcat Annex Intersection, one sign at the Aerospace Boulevard and Flight Sim Building Intersection, three signs at the Aerospace Boulevard and Flight Operations Building, one sign at the Service Park Road and Citation East Lot, three signs at the ERAU Drive and Quad Area, and two signs in the Concord Lot and the Pedestrian Bridge near the Doolittle Residence hall.We are trying to improve the overall safety of this campus as well as to enhance the quality of student life at ERAU. We want to make sure students are safe while traveling to their destinations at school.

Many of these installations are newly implemented on campus so please be aware.

Please be a careful driver and obey these new installations on campus. If we all do that, it will make campus a much more safe place for all visitors, students, and faculty who come to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. If you have any questions or recommendations, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

the Executive Board of your respective organization about the items that will be purchased and events that will be held over the semester.

If additional help or advice is needed, the SFB is more than willing to help answer questions and provide assistance. Remember when filling out the Budget Packet that the SFB traditionally does not fund for food. The Budget Packet is made to give the SFB a snapshot of your organizations financial structure and how well the organization will use the funds provided to them.

The funding works on a reimbursement process so organizations will purchase items first, and then submit for reimbursement by completing a Purchase Request later in the semester. Make sure that all requests turned in have stage changes, from the treasurer to the president and then to the advisor. This process is used to ensure the proper use of student funding. If there are any questions, feel free to stop by the SGA office in the Student Center. Good luck with your budgets treasurers!

SGA Elections on the Horizon Gretchen Krantz SGA Representative Every Spring Semester at Embry-Riddle brings many things: warm weather, Spring Break, and Student Government Association Elections.

The Elections are an important time for the student body, as we will elect the new and upcoming members of the Executive Branch, Student Representative Board, and Student Finance Board.

These students will lead the school for the 20152016 School Year.

To help facilitate the campaigning and elections process, the Elections Committee has convened. Chaired by Lincoln Kelly, a sophomore cur-

rently holding an Associate Justice position in the Student Court, the Elections Committee “Holds the power involved in running all aspects of the election”, as defined by the SGA Constitution.

Kelly says he wants to “get people excited about it”.

Last year only 500 people voted for candidates, and the plan is to increase that number every year.

This year, the Elections Committee hopes to partner with TouchN-Go and other SGA divisions to host multiple, large-scale debates and meet-the-candidate events. Kelly reminds students that “If you want to see things change on campus, you should come out and see the candi-

Lesley Ngwe Neh SGA Representative

Reflection

Todd Stubblebine SGA Representative

Hi! My name is Lesley Ekue Ngwe Neh. Long name huh? Nice. I am a sophomore pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering with minors in Flight and Flight Test and Simulation.

I was born on the first day of summer (longest day of the year/summer solstice) in Cameroon, Central Africa. I am very fluent in English and French.

I love travelling because I believe travelling is education. I love to learn and appreciate different cultures. I love basketball and soccer. I also have a great sense of humor and love to talk to people. When it comes to my involvement on campus, I am currently a Student Representative for the College of Engineering, the President of the African Students Association, a member of the Society of Women Engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. I aspire to inspire others through my leadership in some of these organizations. I believe in determination and I strive

dates and what they have to offer”. Representatives and the Student Government Association play an important role in changes and the future of the University, especially the President of SGA, who will continue to play a major role in the design and construction of the new Student Center. Kelly states, “It should be an exciting time”.

We all get excited about the National Presidential Elections, so why not get excited about our own elections? If you are interested in running for a position, getting involved in SGA or the Elections Committee, please stop by and see us in the SGA Office, located in the Student Center, Room 104.

to reach greater heights in my career as an engineer. Ever since becoming a Student Representative of the College of Engineering, I have been the voice of and advocated for other engineering students who need help in working their way through the engineering profession. Also, working for the Student Government has been a very rewarding experience as I have had the opportunity to improve on my leadership skills and my relationship with other students. Being a Student Representative here at Embry Riddle is a very educating and pleasant experience as you have the opportunity and privilege to serve other students and make college life a truly worthy experience for them. The diversified nature of Embry Riddle’s student body even makes it more educative to work with as you get to learn different cultures and even languages. I will strongly encourage other students who love to lead and serve others to become part of the Student Government Association. I truly love this job because my passion has always been to serve others and I know I have work to do because my life is a dream, my dream is a vision, my vision is a mission and my mission is to succeed.

Student Government Association Comments: 1.What do you think is the most pressing Issue at ERAU? 2. What is your favorite SGA Service?

Please tear out and bring to the SGA Office in SC104 __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

United Launch Alliance’s Altas V in 551 configuration leaps into the sky from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 carrying MUOS-3 to a geosynchronous orbit 22,236 miles above the earth. Five strap-on solid rocket boosters assist the Atlas V’s RD-180 main engine in propelling the 7.5 ton payload to the proper orbital insertion velocity.

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Preliminary Report on Lyon County Crash Airshow Center Tico 2015

Titusville, FL March 13-15 • Honoring the memory of Vietnam Veterans with the USAF Thunderbirds. Gates open 8:30 a.m., Flight Line Closes 12:00 p.m., Airshow starts 1:00 p.m. _________

Air and Space Show Melbourne, FL March 21-22

• The Blue Angels and their C-130 will storm the skies of Melbourne at 3:00 p.m. both days and will be joined by the GEICO skytypers, the Wild Waco, the Goodyear MX-2 and many more. Gates open 9:00 am. _________

Florida Int’l Airshow Punta Gorda, FL March 27-29

• High-speed military jets

and acrobatic performers will be roaring into Punta Gorda Airport for three days in this special Family-Friendly Charity event. Voted one of “10 Best Air Shows Around the World”

by USA Today, proceeds will benefit Southwest Florida working charities.

This Week in Aviation History January 27, 1982

Cessna delivers it 1,000 business jet.

January 28, 2002

TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727, crashes into a volcano on approach to Tulcán, Ecuador in low-visibility conditions; all 94 on board are killed.

Press Release This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.

Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On Jan. 2, 2015, about 1800 central standard time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N81291, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain during a forced landing near Kuttawa, Tennessee.

The commercial pilot, and three passengers were fatally injured, and another passenger was seriously injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.

The flight departed Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Tallahassee, Florida, around 1600 eastern standard time, with the intended destination of Mount Vernon Airport (MVN), Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Preliminary information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that at 1750, the

pilot contacted air traffic control and requested vectors to the nearest airport in visual flight rules (VFR) weather conditions due to “problems” with both engines. The controller advised him that Kentucky Dam State (M34) was 11 miles west of his position.

The pilot announced he had the airport in sight, and that the airplane’s right engine had stopped producing power. The controller then cleared the airplane for a visual approach. The pilot acknowledged the clearance, advised that he had lost sight of the airport, and asked for the airport common traffic advisory frequency. There were no further radio communications from the airplane.

At 1755, after several attempts to contact the airplane, the controller advised that radar contact was lost. The airplane was last observed descending through 2,700 feet approximately 10 miles west of M34.

According to FAA records, the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane. In addition, the pilot held a flight instructor certificate for airplane single engine, multiengine, and instrument airplane. His most recent third-class medical certificate was issued on February 4, 2014. On that date, the pilot reported 2,300 hours of total flight experience, of which, 50 hours were in the previous six months.

According to FAA records, the airplane was manufactured in 1979 and was registered to a corporation on October 29, 2012. It was equipped with two Continental Motors Inc. TSIO-360-series, 210horsepower engines, with two 2-bladed Hartzell controllable pitch propellers.

The most recent annual inspection was performed on March 16, 2014, and at 7573.4 total aircraft hours.

The airplane came to rest inverted with the landing gear retracted, and was examined at the accident site on Jan. 4, 2015.

There was a strong odor of fuel, and all major components of the airplane were accounted for at the scene.

The wreckage path was oriented 228 degrees, was approximately 300 feet in length, at 480 feet elevation.

The fuselage and empennage were largely intact, but heavily damaged by impact.

The right outboard fuel tank was destroyed by impact and displayed evidence of a small post-crash fire. Flight control continuity was confirmed from all flight control surfaces to the cockpit through tensile overload breaks and cuts made by recovery personnel. Examination of the cockpit and cabin areas revealed that both control yokes were attached to their respective columns and that the throttle, mixture, and propeller levers were intact in the throttle quadrant, and in the full forward position.

The seats were anchored in their mounts, the seat-

belts were buckled, and all were cut by rescue personnel with one exception. The forward-facing right aft seat belt was intact and unbuckled.

The left engine was separated from all engine mounts but remained attached to the left wing through wires and cables.

The left engine turbocharger was removed from the engine and examined.

Rotational scoring was noted on the interior of the turbocharger near the turbine vanes. The left propeller was separated from the left engine and was in the vicinity of the main wreckage. The propeller blades exhibited a slight s-bend on one blade and the other exhibited chordwise scratching. The spinner was impact damaged.

The right engine remained attached to all engine mounts and was attached to the right wing. The engine cowl was removed to facilitate further examination. All major engine components remained attached to the engine. The right propeller was separated from the right engine and was located forward of and in the vicinity of the right engine. The right propeller spinner exhibited impact damage and both propeller blades were bent in the aft direction.

The airplane was recovered from the site, and fuel was noted draining from the ruptured fuel tanks.

A detailed examination of the airplane was conducted in Springfield, Tennessee,

on Jan. 5, 2015. The right engine was removed from its nacelle, and prepared for shipment and examination at a later date.

A Garmin 696 GPS, a Garmin 496 GPS, and an iPhone were also retained for examination at a later date.

According to Lockheed-Martin Flight Service, they did not provide any type of services to the pilot on the day of the accident.

However, the pilot filed his IFR flight plan around 1540 eastern standard time with an online commercial vendor prior to departure, but there was no evidence that a weather briefing was obtained at that time.

A preliminary examination of weather data by an NTSB Senior meteorologist revealed a forecast of IFR conditions along the entire route of flight. In addition, Airman’s Meteorological Information (AIRMET) advisories for IFR, icing, and mountain obscuration conditions were in effect around the time of the accident.

At 1753, the weather conditions reported at Barkley Regional Airport (PAH), an airport approximately 29 miles west of the accident location, indicated wind from 060 degrees at 6 knots, visibility 6 statute miles in mist, ceiling overcast at 600 feet above ground level (agl), temperature and dew point 3 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 30.22 inches of mercury. Remarks indicated that the automated observation system noted rain began at 1725 and ended at 1747.

Now where will I Buy an African Elephant?

January 29, 1959

The first jet passenger service across the United States is begun by American Airlines using Boeing 707 jet airliners.

January 30, 1988

A Boeing 747 sets a new around-the-world record of 36 hours 54 min

January 31, 1949

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Pan Am receives the first Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser to be delivered.

You could buy an $80,000 shark like submarine on your next fly by shopping with SkyMall on your next flight.

Mark Fetters Staff Reporter

February 1, 1991

USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737, strikes SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild Metro commuter plane waiting to take off from the same runway on which the Boeing 737 was landing at Los Angeles International Airport. Of the 101 people on both aircraft, 34 people, including all 12 aboard the Metro and 22 of the Boeing 737 passengers, are killed.

Photo Courtesy: Skymall.com This Velociraptor garden statue could be yours for $2,500. This is one of many bizarre things sold in SkyMall.

The seatback pocket on your next flight might be missing something. SkyMall filled for bankruptcy; SkyMall was started in 1989 and can be found in nearly every seat back pocket on US Airlines. SkyMall is not known for selling the most useful things, or anything

you ever needed.

For a traveler who might have forgotten their book, or before we could use electronics from gate to gate, Skymall was there to pass the time. There has to be a curiosity as to who buys some of the stuff in the catalog and how they stayed in business so long. A Velociraptor dinosaur statue or an authentic replica British

telephone booth will cost you $2,250. With the introduction of in-flight wifi, shopping has changed and more people are leaving the inflight catalog of rather quirky things alone.

While you can still buy the Seabreacher customized boat that you always wanted for $85,000, it may not be around much longer on your next flight.

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How we get our Rocket Launch Shots Trey Henderson Editor-in-Chief Have you ever wondered how or where we get our launch photos?

Believe it or not, nearly all the rocket launch photos you see in The Avion are actually taken by our own photographers or reporters.

The Avion has been working with the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station since the Apollo program where we’ve had reporters and photographers covering every aspect of the launch industry for more than 50 years.

Though millions once watched the launches of the Apollo era and thousands came to provide media coverage, today, only a small group of dedicated photographers and reporters cover launches; The Avion being among that list.

Typically, we categorize our launch photos into two classes: telephoto and remote shots, named as such because telephoto shots are taken with our large telephoto lenses (lenses meant for taking photos of things very far away) and our remote shots are taken with remote camera setups (sound-activated cameras placed on the launch pad).

In the nights prior to launch, our accredited photographers usually spend hours researching potential angles on the launch pad and

proper camera settings for their remote camera shots.

After deciding the angles each photographer wants to shoot, they prepare their remote enclosures for the launch ahead. The extremely high-tech and advanced… err…mailboxes… used as our enclosures are designed to resist weather and other environmental effects. The mailboxes are also used to protect against expended rocket fuel during launch.

Basically, each enclosure is a modified mailbox mounted on a tripod with the proper camera mounting hardware inside. Each camera is placed inside a 2 gallon ziplock bag with a hole cut for a clear shot. The bag is then sealed around the lens and the camera mounted inside the mailbox for a perfectly water-tight seal.

These remote cameras are typically placed on the launch pad hours or sometimes days prior to the launch. Because of this, we need a fool-proof and reliable way of triggering the camera once the ignition sequence of the vehicle starts.

Many of our photographers have constructed their own, home-made, sound-activated camera triggers which wake the camera and signal it to start taking photos when it hears the engines roar to life.

Once our remote cameras are assembled, the accredited photographers meet with either Air Force or NASA escorts at Cape Canaveral

who escort them into the launch pad to set up their equipment. Its essential that the equipment is staked down properly to make sure that our equipment doesn’t fly away under the forces during launch. (That actually happened with some of our gear at the Orion launch in December.)

Often times, launch is scheduled for another day than remote camera setup, so our photographers return after setting up equipment and make another trip down for launch day.

On launch day our photographers are again escorted in through either Air Force property or NASA property. Depending on the launch vehicle and weather, authorities decide upon a safe viewing site for media, often times a mere one to three miles away from the launch pad (between three and ten times closer than the average observer gets to view a launch).

Ample time is allowed after being escorted to the media viewing site to set up our telephoto equipment and prepare settings for the launch. In the time prior to launch, our photographers establish framing of their telephoto shots and also consider shooting video and ‘streak shots.’ Streak shots are another common form of launch photo where the camera’s shutter is held open for multiple minutes during

launch which causes that unique streak of light across the sky in the shape of the rocket’s trajectory.

At the distance media are from the launch pad, typically 300 to 600 millimeter is a great focal length for zooming in and filling the image with the rocket while streak shots are usually taken at a focal length of 10 to 20 millimeter to catch the streak all the way to Main Engine Cut Off (MECO).

Once the vehicle leaves the pad and the excitement of launch dies down, media pack up equipment, oogle over the shots they’ve taken and begin editing for upload and printing. For roughly an hour after launch, media wait at the viewing area while technicians and support personnel prepare the launch pad for recovery of equipment. Once the all clear is given, media are escorted into the launch pad amidst charred grass, flashing yellow caution lights, blasted debris, and the smell of burnt rocket fuel.

The excitement and curiosity always builds while pulling remote cameras, as the best photos almost invariably come from the remote cameras which provide the most unique and clear shots of the vehicle leaving the pad.

In the event of vehicles with strap on solid rocket boosters, media have to be cautious of aluminum per-

chlorate, an acid byproduct of the solid boosters, which typically coats the entire launch pad.

The Avion has a special set of gear specially designated for use at rocket launches so as not to interrupt our flow of coverage in the event that some equipment gets damaged. Cameras and enclosures often come back covered in acid, scratched by debris, and dented by impacts, but after seeing the results of the remote cameras, the chaos is almost always worth it.

Shooting rocket launches is extremely hard but extremely rewarding work.

It is a type of photography that only a handful of people in the world can say that they have in their portfolio, and as an aerospace engineer myself, it is an incredible way of getting up close and personal the machines I wish to one day design.

If you are interested in helping The Avion in covering rocket launches and experiencing the behind the scenes, come by our meetings or contact us.

We’re always happy to teach new photographers and we have a large assortment of cameras and lenses for new photographers to get experienced with.

For photos of our equipment and other things mentioned in the article, check out The Avion’s website at theavion.com.

NASA and Microsoft to Work Together on Mars Cassandra Vella Correspondent NASA and Microsoft have agreed to collaborate on the new software development, OnSight.

OnSight will be a new technology with the ability to allow scientists to work on Mars with Microsoft’s new HoloLens technology.

Microsoft’s HoloLens will be a headset design that uses more than just local objects for sensory imagery to interact with.

The OnSight system will use holographic computing to display visual information and rover

reports into the user’s visual environment. This type of holographic computing combines images of a physical environment with computer-generated imaging to create the interactive hybrid that the user can experience.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California is in charge of the OnSight development project; these scientists will work with the technology to plan Mars operations. These missions will be at the hands of the scientists on Earth manipulating the Mars Curiosity Rover in its data collection and science oper-

ations. OnSight allows the rover scientist to walk around and explore Mars from the safe confines of their own offices. These scientists’ current work involves examining Mars imagery on a computer and they do not have the ability to interact with what they are seeing.

With the holographic realm surrounding them, they will be able to walk around the rocky environment and even crouch down to examine areas from different angles and perspectives. They will be working in a more human and realistic way.

The technology will be

used to better plan Mars rover operations as well.

For instance, the rover scientists will be able to program the robotics for many different scientific instruments by seeing their targets and using different gestures to choose from many menu commands.

The partnership working to investigate advances in human-robot interaction is what influenced the joint effort of OnSight and Microsoft. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory team with OnSight looks to work further with systems to control spacecrafts with robots. The

tools may assist researchers in better understanding the foreign environment and workspaces of various robotic spacecraft. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is looking to test OnSight in Curiosity missions and operations during 2015. They also hope to use this technology in the Mars 2020 rover missions. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the management headquarters for the Mars Science Laboratory Project for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, and the home of where Curiosity had been assembled and tested.

Launch Control Center DSCOVR - Falcon 9

February 8 @ 18:10 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-40

Eutelsat 115 West B & ABS 3A - Falcon 9 ~February 17 @ TBD Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-40

MMS - Atlas V

March 12 @ 22:44-23:14 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-41

GPS 2F-9 - Delta IV

March 25 @ TBD Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-37-B

SpaceX CRS 6 Falcon 9

April 8 @ TBD Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-40

ISS Sightings Tuesday, January 27

5:38 A.M. - Appears from 15 degrees above North-NorthEast, disappears 41 degrees above East-North-East. Max height is 17 degrees, visible for 2 minutes.

Wed, January 28

6:22 A.M. - Appears from 19 degrees above Northwest, disappears 13 degrees above Southeast. Max height is 70 degrees, visible for 5 minutes.

Thursday, January 29

5:23 A.M. - Appears from 45 degrees above East-NorthEast, disappears 24 degrees above East-South-East. Max height is 24 degrees, visible for 1 minute.

Friday, January 30

6:15 A.M. - Appears from 19 degrees above West-SouthWest, disappears 11 degrees above South. Max height is 21 degrees, visible for 3 minutes.

Saturday, January 31

5:26 A.M. - Appears from 21 above South-South-East, disappears 12 above SouthSouth-East. Max height12 degrees, visible 1 minute.

Sunday, February 1

7:27 P.M. - Appears from 10 above South-Southwest, disappears 29 above South. Max height 29 degrees, visible for 2 minutes.

Monday, February 2

6:36 P.M. - Appears from 10 degrees above South-SouthEast, disappears 12 degrees above East. Max height 16 degrees, visible for 4 minutes.

Photo Credit: Jack Taylor/The Avion Newspaper

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Sports

Women’s Basketball vs Northwood

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs Northwood

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday No Games

Friday Men’s Tennis vs Abraham Baldwin

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Tennis vs Abraham Baldwin

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 3:30 p.m.

Men’s & Women’s Track and Field at Hilton Garden Invitational

Greensboro, NC

ERAU: 76

Sunday Men’s Tennis vs Ave Maria

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 12 p.m.

Women’s Tennis vs Ave Maria

Daytona Beach, Fla. - 12 p.m.

Men’s Golf at Eastern Florida State College

Cocoa, Fla.All Day

Monday No Games

JWU: 64

Allison Smalling ERAU Athletics DeForest Carter did a little bit of everything on Thursday night, scoring 20 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing out nine assists to lead the Embry-Riddle men’s basketball team to a 76-64 victory over Johnson & Wales. The win keeps the Eagles in first place in The Sun Conference with a 6-1 mark and improves ERAU’s overall record to 18-1, while JWU falls to 12-5, 4-3 in league play.

Cesar Pastrana poured in 15 points and grabbed

a team-high 11 rebounds while Daniel Kiesling (12 points) and Dalton Barnes (11 points, 6 rebounds) each tallied double-digit point totals.

Ricardo Suarez led all players with 25 points and 12 rebounds while also recording four assists for JWU. Gino Fils-Aime added 16 points and Jumaoke Smith chipped in nine points, seven rebounds and a teamleading five assists.

After Tariq Martin scored the first basket of the game, ERAU scored 14 consecutive points to quickly establish a 14-2

lead in the game’s opening minutes. Jason Powell drilled a three to build the Eagle lead up to 17 points (21-4) with 10:50 left in the first half.

The Wildcats came back to cut the lead to single digits (29-21) on a three from Gino Fils-Aime with 4:37 on the clock, but the Blue and Gold maintained a comfortable lead and took a 38-29 advantage going into halftime.

Daniel Kiesling knocked down a jumper for the first points of the second half, pushing the lead back to double-digits (40-29) just 28 seconds into the period. The Eagle advantage never dipped below seven points for the rest of the contest.

Carter hit a jumper with 14:51 to play that increased the lead to 12 points (49-37) and another Carter jumper made it a 14-point game (58-44)

with 10:17 left in the game.

Less than three minutes later the Wildcats had cut the deficit down to seven points (59-52), only to see the Blue and Gold run it back up to 11 on a triple from Reed Ridder that made it 65-54 with 5:48 on the clock.

A Carter bucket with just over two minutes to play made it a 73-58 game and the Eagles held a double-digit advantage for the rest of the game, eventually claiming a 76-64 victory.

ERAU shot 38.7% from the field while JWU shot 35.5%. The Eagles were plus-12 at the free throw line, hitting 22-of-33 from the charity stripe while the Wildcats were 10-of-16.

Embry-Riddle returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 24, with a road trip to Southeastern. The women will tip at 5 p.m., followed by the men at 7 p.m.

ERAU Women’s Basketball Wins Third Straight vs

Saturday Women’s Basketball at Florida Memorial

Miami Gardens, Fla. - 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball at Florida Memorial

Miami Gardens, Fla. - 7 p.m.

Men’s & Women’s Track and Field at Hilton Garden Invitational

Greensboro, NC

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ERAU: 72 Allison Smalling ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women’s basketball team picked up its third straight win on Thursday night, knocking off visiting Johnson & Wales, 72-57. All 11 Eagles that dressed for the game made at least one field goal in the victory.

Kalah Martin led the Eagles (12-5, 4-3) with 15 points and tallied nine rebounds while Mercedes Jorge chipped in 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Taylor Cyphers pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds and Hannah Carine dished out a game-high four assists.

Kristina Bridges led all players with 18 points for the Wildcats (7-11, 2-5) and grabbed six rebounds while Diamond Williams poured in 16 points and added three assists

JWU: 57 and three steals.

The Eagles got off to a great start, opening up a 17-3 lead within the first seven minutes of the contest. A layup from Tara Fields made it 23-5 with 11:48 on the clock and a Kalah Martin three pushed the ERAU lead to 19 points (29-10), its largest of the game, with 8:49 left in the half.

Johnson & Wales fought back with an 18-5 run over the span of just over six minutes that saw the Eagle advantage trimmed to just six points (34-28) with 2:31 left before halftime. The Blue and Gold stemmed the tide with jumpers from Hannah Carine and Allison Abbott on back-to-back possessions before a Diamond Williams field goal accounted for the 38-30 halftime score.

JWU scored five of the

first seven points to start the second half, cutting the Eagle advantage to just five points (40-35) less than two minutes into the period.

A Jorge layup with 15:57 to play put the Blue and Gold back in front by double-digits (47-37), and the Eagles would hold maintain a double-digit lead for the rest of the contest.

Alicia Jackson knocked down a jumper to make it 61-42 with just over 10 minutes to play, matching the largest lead of the game for Embry-Riddle.

Johnson & Wales couldn't make a run over the final quarter of the game and ERAU cruised to a

15-point victory, 72-57.

The Eagles shot 43.3% for the game while holding the Wildcats to just 30.8% from the field. Embry-Riddle dominated the paint, outscoring JWU 42-26 in the lane, and the Eagles doubled up the Wildcats in second-chance points, 34-17. The Blue and Gold also owned the boards, outrebounding Johnson & Wales, 58-32; 28 of ERAU’s rebounds came on the offensive glass.

Embry-Riddle returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 24, with a road trip to Southeastern. The women will tip at 5 p.m., followed by the men at 7 p.m.

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vs ERAU: 74 Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics The second-ranked Embry-Riddle men’s basketball team maintained sole possession of first place in The Sun Conference with a big road victory at No. 22 Southeastern on Saturday night.

The Eagles (19-1, 7-1) finished the game on a 6-2 run to earn a 74-72 victory over the Fire (12-6, 6-3). ERAU now holds a two-game lead in the conference standings over SEU and Johnson & Wales, who both share second place at 6-3.

DeForest Carter and Cesar Pastrana each scored a team-high 19 points, while Pastrana also pulled down a team-leading nine rebounds. Reed Ridder chipped in 14 points and three assists and Joseph

Southeastern: 72 Gonzalez added 13 points and six boards.

Andre’ Winston led the Fire with a game-high 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting and Larry Taylor, Caleb Konieczny and Timothy Mitchell each tallied 11 points. Dana Thomas grabbed a game-high 10 points for the Fire while scoring four points.

ERAU shot over 50-percent from the field for the 12th time this season, connecting on 29-of-56 field goals (51.8%), while SEU was 44.8% from the floor. Embry-Riddle was the better team on the inside as well, outscoring Southeastern in the paint, 48-36, while outrebounding the Fire, 36-28.

Embry-Riddle came out of the gates strong, jumping out to a 9-2 lead in the first two-and-a-half minutes. Carter pushed the

Eagle lead to double-digits with a layup to make it a 14-4 game less than five minutes into the contest.

The Blue and Gold looked to be in control as Ridder drilled a three to increase the lead to 19-8 with 13:39 to play in the first half, and the Eagles would continue to hold a comfortable lead throughout the first period.

Pastrada scored a layup after grabbing an offensive rebound with 4:05 to play in the half, building the advantage to 13 points (35-22).

Embry-Riddle continued to lead by double-digits, holding a 39-29 at the end of the half.

After Southeastern opened the second-half scoring with a three-point play from Mitchell to make it a seven-point game, Embry-Riddle pulled away, eventually leading by 17 points (51-34) with 16:16 left in the game.

The Blue and Gold still held a comfortable lead with just under 12 minutes to play, leading 57-44. In just over three-and-a-half minutes, the Fire went on a 10-0 run to make it a game again, trimming the

Eagle lead to just three points (57-54).

ERAU got its offense going again and looked to be rebuilding its lead, increasing the margin to six points (65-59) with 5:24 to play. Once again, the Fire defense stepped up, holding EmbryRiddle to just three points over the next three minutes of play. During that time, SEU went on an 11-3 run to take its first and only lead of the entire game, 70-68 with 2:32 on the clock.

Undeterred, the Blue and Gold came right back down the court and got a three-pointer from Ridder to retake the lead (71-70) for good with 2:17 left in the game. The Eagle defense limited Southeastern to two points in the final two minutes, allowing ERAU to hold on for the 74-72 win.

The Eagles return home on Wednesday, Jan. 28 to host Northwood in a Sun Conference doubleheader. The women will take the court at 5:30 p.m., with the men’s game set to tip-off at approximately 7:30 p.m.

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ERAU Picked to Win 2015 Men’s Tennis Title Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle men’s tennis team has been picked as the favorite to win the 2015 Sun Conference regular season title, the league office announced on Friday. The Eagles earned 49 points and seven first place votes to claim the top spot in the preseason poll,

which was voted on by the league’s coaches.

Northwood received 40 points and the final first-place vote to come in second, followed by Warner (34), Webber International (28), SCAD Savannah (28), Southeastern (20), St. Thomas (17) and Ave Maria (8).

The Eagles will be looking for their 11th straight

conference regular season crown. They have gone undefeated in conference play in each of the last 10 seasons and have reached the national semifinals in each of those campaigns, including a national runner-up finish in 2014.

Head Coach Dave Paschal returns five letterwinners from last season’s 21-4 squad, including the

top-ranked singles player and top doubles team in the nation. Deni Zmak repeated as the ITA/NAIA national singles champion in the fall to top the national singles listing, and the junior partnered with Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios to capture the national doubles crown as well as the 2014 ITA Super Bowl title.

The Blue and Gold will open the 2015 campaign at home with a conference match against Ave Maria on Feb. 1. The Eagles, who will move from NAIA to NCAA II in 2016, will play several matches against members of a very competitive Sunshine State Conference, including third-ranked Barry (Feb. 21), seventh-ranked Lynn (March 14) and 14th-ranked

Saint Leo (Feb. 26).

Embry-Riddle’s Crotty Tennis Complex will be the site of the 2015 Sun Conference men’s and women’s tennis tournaments.

Tournament play takes place April 16-18 and the tournament champions will earn automatic bids to the NAIA National Championships in Mobile, Ala., May 12-16.

Athlete Spotlight of The Week Andrea Martinez - Women’s Volleyball First of all I’m a student athlete, but I’m a student first before my athletics. I started playing volleyball when I was 10 years old, and I really liked it so I kept playing. When I was I Columbia I played for my school then I moved to America in 7th grade and I kept playing through highschool on the varsity team. I fell in love with the game then I decided that I wanted to play the next level.

I wanted to be a college athlete as well, so I talked to the head coach

of the volleyball team here at Riddle and I showed her how I played and she wanted me to join the team. I can now be a student athlete playing volleyball while studying aerospace engineering here at Embry-Riddle.

I’ve wanted to be an engineer since maybe five or six years ago.

What motivates me is reaching my goals; I always set my goals so I can achieve them. The two goals I’ve set recently were to come to Embry-Riddle to study aerospace

engineering and to play college volleyball, and I’ve accomplished those goals. So I always set my goals and each day I work to get closer to reaching my goals. My biggest in life to achieve is to work for Boeing designing aircraft and optimizing them.

Interviewed by Shemar Alexander Shemar Alexander/The Avion Newspaper Andrea Martinez, defensive specialist for the Embry-Riddle Women’s Volleyball team.

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