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Turtle Island Quartet Soothes Audiences with Cool Jazz Richard Weakley/The Avion Newspaper
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The Blue Angels cross in a high speed pass with a closing velocity in excess of 800 miles per hour.
They moved in harmony, as if the music wove through them and infused everything it touched with melodic grace. On Friday, Oct. 24, Turtle Island Quartet performed a program called Birth of the Cool in the Willie Miller Auditorium as part of the Honors Series. The group consists of violinists David Balakrishnan and Mateusz Smoczynski, cellist Mark Summer, and violist Benjamin von Gutzeit. Based out of Los Angeles, the four are known for their innovative use of string instruments to play non-classical styles. All four had similar roots: intensely classical training that eventually morphed into a preference for improvisation and experimentation. Balakrishnan found himself drawn to rock music scene as a youth and realized that he could emulate the sounds of an electric guitar on his violin because the violin was already equipped to make notes linger. Smoczynski was interested in jazz. Von Gutzeit, also drawn to rock and roll at a young age, experimented with guitar despite his classical training but eventually returned to the viola when he realized that he was not nearly as good at guitar and that he could do more with the viola. Summer early on discovered he was better at, and much preferred, improvising to following an established piece. Under the shared interest in combining classical training with unusual style choices, Turtle Island Quartet came together in 1985. Since then, the group has pushed its bounds to envelop a variety of styles, including swing, bluegrass, new age, and rock, and received two GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Crossover. Unsurprisingly, their program for the evening, Birth of the Cool, was originally performed by a group of nine jazz musicians. Evidently four string instrumentalists can play the music of nine jazz musicians quite well. From my position at the top of the steps of the packed auditorium, I could see the musicians occasionally lay down their bows to pluck, strum, or, in the case of cellist Summer, rhythmically tap on, their instruments to create the percussive notes of jazz. The result was a soothing but vivid ambience. The sound was elegant, energetic but laid back. The hour and half performance by Turtle Island Quartet was a singular and absolutely marvelous musical experience and an excellent way to spend a Friday night.
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Angels Soar over Jacksonville Shemar Alexander Staff Reporter The NAS JAX Air Show took place on October 25 -26 last weekend. Aviation enthusiasts, war veterans, pilots, and members of our armed forces were in full effect at the air show. There was a great turn out by the crowd and the performers kept the crowd excited and interested. The show was orchestrated by one of the most experienced air bosses in the United States, Mr. Wayne Boggs. There were many aircraft on static display from a UH-60M Black Hawk to a C-45 to a couple of F-22 jets. There were different branches of the military giving tours and answering questions people had about their respective aircraft and vehicles. There was also a challenge amongst the mili-
tary branches to see who could do the most pull-ups. The static displays seemed to spark the crowd’s excitement and immediately add an intense feeling of anticipation to see the show. The performers gave it their all in the airshow. The various performers pushed and pulled all sorts of negative and positive G forces. The amount of Cuban eights, inverted flight maneuvers, and aileron rolls were enough to keep the crowd excited and on the edge of their seats for the whole duration of the show. There was a race and a pyro performance by the Immortals and their jet powered school time school bus. Patty Wagstaff, also showed off her skills and showed off her signature tail wag maneuver. Matt Chapman, Mr. Embry-Riddle himself, kept the crowd in awe and amazement
as his plane ripped across the sky with speed, power, and grace. The F-22 display was marvelous followed by a heritage pass with the F-22 and a P-51 Mustang. The Blue Angels were the main attraction of the show as their C-130 “Fat Albert” opened for their performance and showed just what a C-130 can really do when it’s at maximum performance. The Blue Angels then shot across the Runway and took off for the sky. They performed their slow flight carrier approaches and even some high speed knife passes. The Blue Angels also sent chills down the crowd’s spines as they performed their sneak up maneuvers and flew over the crowd. The NAS JAX Air Show was truly a show that displayed how the Blue Angles soared through the skies of Jacksonville.
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At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2014, PSA Airlines touched down at Daytona Beach International Airport completing a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina. But this was no ordinarily scheduled flight and no passengers left the aircraft after it taxied to the Embry-Riddle ramp. In fact, this was a special demonstration of a static display exclusively for the Embry-Riddle community. If you were at the Industry/Career Expo all day long, then you most assuredly missed this phenomenal opportunity to see a brand new regional jet inside-and-out! ALPA ACE club members got an exclusive preview as the first groups to see the jet starting at around 10:00 a.m. The static display tour guide was the charismatic Embry-Riddle Alumnus, Costas Sivyllis, ‘12 (B.S. Aeronautical Science). He was an interactive guide for his group of ten students for every tour (which lasted about 20-30 minutes); this included the all-tootempting cockpit “selfie” pics that every student had to have before he or she left the regional passenger jet. Costas is a First Officer with PSA Airlines and was the Co-Pilot on this flight to Embry-Riddle. He has roughly 2,500 hours total time and he is upgrading to the Captain’s seat at PSA soon. In addition to his being an
Courtesy of PSA Airlines Inc. PSA Airlines proudly displays their new CRJ-900 for Embry Riddle students.
Embry-Riddle Alumnus from the AS Program, he was also the EditorIn-Chief of the Avion Newspaper during the Academic year of 20112012. Moreover, he is currently a part-time ground instructor at PSA, and his other role is to serve Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) as their National Education Committee Chairman (a committee designed to connect industry with academia). Costas is a strong proponent of mentoring tomorrow’s pilots today and in his capacity he is able to oversee all ALPA ACE Clubs nationwide. Costas’s positivity and enthusiasm for his alma mater is evident even today. When I mentioned his name at the College of Aviation Dean’s Office, I was taken aback when a smile instantly registered on Allison Sava’s face. Sava is the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Aviation. Her memories of him brought
Courtesy of PSA Airlines The CRJ-900 taking off.
Courtesy of PSA Airlines A diagram of the CRJ-900’s seat layout.
forth accolades about the days when he was an undergraduate student majoring in AS and she even stated, “Oh, he was a very kind and dedicated student here.” If you want to know about Costas, please read the interview I had the pleasure to have with Costas (also, in this issue). The jet aircraft on the Riddle Ramp was a brand new Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ)-900 NextGen. In fact, the data plate on the hatch door revealed a manufacture date of Aug. 13, 2014 at the Montreal plant of Bombardier, Inc. This aircraft was a pulchritudinous bird. Many students had various
PSA’s new CRJ-900 inflight.
epaulets for the beauty of the jet including, “sleek,” “awesome” and “smooth.” One student was even heard uttering, “now, that’s a sexy jet!” after leaving the plane. A special thanks goes out to PSA Airlines for not only being a recruiter at the Industry/Career Expo, but for bringing the pride of their fleet to Embry-Riddle for the students, faculty and staff to touch, inspect, take pictures of and gawk at this gorgeous regional jet. And, of course, the most important thing to be thankful for to PSA Airlines is letting all of us pretend to be jet pilots for the day!
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A Day in the Right Seat
Courtesy of PSA Airlines, Inc. First Officer Costas Sivyllis, ’12 at the controls of the CRJ-900 NextGen.
Mike Barrett Correspondent I had the pleasure to interview Costas after his long day of tours with the Embry-Riddle community of students, faculty, and staff. Costas Sivyllis is a 2012 Embry-Riddle graduate who is a regional first officer pilot. His credentials include being a Flight Instructor and a past Avion EditorIn-Chief. As any other pilot, Costas prefers the smell of new jet fuel, and recounted to me that his first flight as an airline pilot was in the CRJ900 was from Charlotte, NC to Cincinnati, OH. I asked Costas on what his training to become an airline pilot entailed. He explained that the CRJ-200/700/900 is actually all one type rating the CL-65. Between the 200 and 700/900 you do need a short "differences" course as there is quite a bit of difference. Between the 700 and 900, there are very few differences. So whether you do initial training in the 200, or a 700/900, you just need that short transition course and you're qualified to fly all of them. Costas’s airline (PSA Airlines Inc.) has simulators set up as 200's, 700's, and 900's, and train accordingly. I was inquisitive about the differences between a CRJ-200 and CRJ-900 and asked our First Officer about it. He explained that the CRJ-200 and CRJ-900 are quite different. The differences start from the outside. The -200 is roughly 88 feet
long, and the -900 is 120 feet long. The wingspan is longer too, 82 feet up from 70 feet. The -900 has leading edge slats, essentially devices chafing the camber of the wing granting better takeoff performance and a slower approach speed. This aerodynamically changes the flying characteristics. The -900 comes in on approach ‘nose high’, and Costas keeps some thrust in almost until touchdown. In the -200, with no slats, the final approach is nose low and very fast due to its highspeed wing. The engines in the -900 are more powerful, and PSA Airlines’ maximum takeoff weight is 85,000 lbs. compared to 50,000 lbs. in the -200. In the cockpit, things are rather similar, except the overhead panel and throttles. The systems on the -900's are more automated, so there are less switches on the overhead panel. The engines have FADEC (fully automated digital engine control) so the throttles have ‘detents’ for takeoff thrust, climb thrust, and more. No manual tweaking is needed. Last big difference is that the -900 NextGen has VNAV or vertical navigation and thus it can fly descent profiles with no manual input. Next, I asked Costas what makes the CRJ-900 jet ‘NextGen optimal’. Costas explained that NextGen is the manufacturer Bombardier's term for its newest generation of CRJs. Dual flight management systems, VNAV,
redesigned winglets, better cabin design, and little modern updates here and there are some of the things found on the next generation version. Costas is living his dream of being an airline pilot. “I hope I never have to get a real job someday,” he mentioned. While on the tour, Costas stated he was upgrading to Captain. When asked about how long he was in the right seat, he said, “It took me 2 years and 2 months before being able to hold Captain. My airlines rapid growth accelerated this process, since captain upgrades in the airline industry are in seniority order. In contrast, when I was hired, I was looking at about 7-8 years before I'd be able to hold Captain.” Costas was hired to PSA after
Courtesy of PSA Airlines, Inc. CRJ-900 NextGen at the Riddle ramp during the ALPA ACE static display event.
he met their chief pilot at the career fair during his senior year, and they were the first airline to hire him out of graduation. So far, it's been a great decision for Costas. Why was he hired? In his reply, he believes he was hired right off the bat because of his training, background, knowledge and Embry-Riddle education. What makes his job the best job in world, I asked. Costas replied that between flying for a living, traveling, flying in an airline operation, the flexibility in scheduling, and as a pilot being able to fly a jet makes this the best job in the world. Additionally, let’s not forget the travel benefits and unique experiences pilots endure. My next question was what does Costas think
Courtesy of PSA Airlines, Inc. Costas guiding students through the CRJ-900 NextGen
about all the new changes, upgrades and growth at the ERAU-Daytona Beach campus in recent years. Costas has a positive outlook on this matter. He considers it is incredible. “Embry-Riddle has always made improvements to campus, but the new buildings and campus facelift certainly are sights to see. I'm not surprised to see ERAU making strides to ensure it gives students the best tools and experience possible.” As previously mentioned, Costas has been a former correspondent and the former Editor in Chief of the Avion. The Avion was one of his favorite things to do at Riddle. Being intertwined with the SGA, Touch-N-Go, and WIKD made the Avion a lot of fun. He personally enjoyed writing and editing and that's a part of him that hasn't left. As a reporter and editor for the Avion, I was given some incredible opportunities to cover Shuttle launches, breaking news, and attend journalism conferences that really made me a better writer and editor. Managing a college newspaper was something totally outside flying and it was great to experience that. The Avion has had a positive effect on him. He misses it and wants to get back into writing. Curious about the changes in the job market in the regional airlines, I asked about where Costas sees himself in the next ten years. Nevertheless, he told me
that predicting ten years in the airline industry is like predicting the weather next year in Boston. “Many things could happen, as the airline industry is very dynamic and you must constantly adjust to current market happenings,” Costas said. In addition, ultimately, his dream has always been to fly long-haul international. Lastly, I asked Costas for his advice to flight students at Embry-Riddle regarding flying for the regionals. His advice to flight students is to never let it become "just a job." While instructing, you can see those regional jets taxi by and dream about one day being in that right seat. Costas appeals to you to not ever forget that zeal. Like any job, sometimes there's negativity that can be contagious. Don't let it affect you. The other hurdle is making it past year 1: with historically low pay, low seniority, and the adjustment of flying for an airline, the first year can be tough. By the second year, much of that goes away. The goal for many is to move on to a major airline - and the regionals are an excellent way to build time, and get ready for that major airline job. In Costas’ opinion, this generation is very lucky and can go from a Cessna-172 to a regional jet…this has not always been that way. In other words, this is Costas’ advice to you, “Enjoy every step of the way, because you'll create memories at each one. Don't rush it by.”
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It’s Forum Week!
This week is an exciting time for your Student Representative board (SRB), and for the student body as well: it’s Forum week! What is Forum week you wonder? Forum week is a week long stretch of events showcasing the different colleges here at Embry-Riddle. SRB Representatives from each college and group have planned and prepared their forum for students to attend and experience what makes their college great. The ‘Forum Formula’ is engaging speakers, collaborative discussion, good food, and giveaways. Take a look at the forum schedule and plan to stop by your college’s forum and any others that seem interesting to you. Professional speakers are a standard at each forum, and you will have a great opportunity to collaborate with other students with similar interests and goals. And if that doesn’t tempt you, then stop by for the free food and you just might find yourself having a good time. If you have any questions about Forum week or the Student Government Association, send an email to sgadea@erau.edu. ----Zachary Wilkinson, Director of External Affairs
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Housing & International Residence Life Student & Forum Graduate Forum
College of Aviation Forum
Lawrence Duncan COB Representative
Chad Gardner COE Representative
Gretchen Krantz Position
Ravi Gondaliya Graduate Representative
Carson Gedeus COA Representative
Wednesday, Oct. 29, the College of Business will be presenting Jef Knittel to speak to students. He is an Embry Riddle Board of Trustees member, and President of CIT transportation and international finance. There will be over $250 in prizes for students to win for coming to our forum in the College of Business Also, bring your appetite, because Chipotle will be provided free of charge to everyone who comes to the forum. Make sure you don’t miss out!
This Thursday, Oct. 30, the SGA and College of Engineering (COE) will be hosting our semi-annual forum in the COE Atrium. The forum will take place between 11am and 2pm, and will feature a variety of on-campus Engineering Organizations, catering from Buffalo Wild Wings, free COE Swag, and a chance to win a variety of prizes for yourself! So on Thursday, stop by and learn more about what services our college offers and have some fun while you’re at it.
University Housing and the Department of Residence Life are co-hosting a Fall Forum in conjunction with SGA Forum Week. The event will occur on Oct. 28 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in COB 118. The evening will begin with a Sodexo catered meal, lead into a Panel Q & A, and end with prize giveaways. Stop by for a fun evening and learn all that living on campus has to offer for those that choose to stay here.
SGA’s International Student and Graduate Forum will be held on Monday, Oct. 27 from 7:00pm-8:30pm in COA Atrium. The forum will be a networking opportunity for students from all colleges at ERAU and an opportunity to learn about what the 21st century industry has to teach them. The event will include general major announcements from International organizations within ERAU. The Forum will also have free food from 4 countries.
Hello everyone. The College of Aviation Student Representatives of SGA would like to have you as our guest at the biannual forum on Wednesday, Oct. 29. This forum’s theme is about the pros and cons of a career in aviation. We have two of our very own professors as guest speakers. Professor McNally from the Meteorology Department and Professor Ted Benigh from the Unmanned Aerial Systems program. In addition, we have the pilots from Brown & Brown corporate flight department coming, as well as Sean Knickerbacker. Mr. Knickerbacker was a D.E. check airman, former DEA pilot and former Army pilot. Our speaker will present for 15 minutes each, providing students with valuable information on getting important career opportunities such as scholarships, internships or jobs. At the end of the forum, there will be a social with free food and a gift for everyone present. Thanks for your support, and we hope to see you there at the College of Aviation Forum!
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Blue & Gold Ambassadors
Aubrie Kurlin Aubrie Kurlin, was born and raised in Jacksonville, Fla. Currently, Aubrie is a junior majoring in Homeland Security with minors in Cyber Security and Terrorism Studies. She is an Emergency Management Intern with the Volusia County Emergency Operations Center and a part time Student Assistant at Health Services. After
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college, her career goal is to become a United States Army Officer in the field of military intelligence. If Aubrie is not found in the classroom or working, she can be found surfing, reading, hanging out with friends, or spending time with her family. She is very laid back, but a focused student with high goals.
Todd Stubblebine is a junior from Wernersville, Pennsylvania majoring in Unmanned Aircraft System Sciences. Todd has been on the Orientation Team since he was a freshman, and serves in the Student Government Association as a College of Aviation Representative and Parking Liaison. He is also the president of the Icarus Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, and works in Recreational Sports. Outside of the school
atmosphere, he loves to teach line dancing, go off-roading in his Jeep, go fishing and hunting, and playing frisbee golf. Service, learning, excellence, friendship, and leadership are Todd’s most important values he implements into everything he does. He loves seeing the passion for aviation that flows throughout this university. Our diversity, our tradition, and our passion makes us one big family.
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Mary Brown Mary Brown is a junior from Oakton, Va. studying Meteorology and Computational Mathematics. She works as a tutor in the Weather Lab on campus and serve on the exec-
utive boards of Sigma Sigma Sigma, Order of Omega, and the American Meteorological Society. In her spare time Mary loves to read, sing, and hang out at the beach.
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Denean Aleiyah Kelson Ross Denean Kelson grew up in southern Louisiana. She came to Embry-Riddle in the 2011 fall semester, and is currently a senior in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Human Factors. She was interested in getting involved as early as freshmen year. After becoming a College of Engineering Representative within the SGA, Denean went on to found First-Year Initiative while serving on the Progress Committee. She now chairs the Student Representative Board as the SGA Vice President. Outside of SGA, Denean has been an active member of several organizations, especially the National Society of Black Engineers where she has a passion to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers. Additionally, Denean has researched within her major and minor, participating in internship experiences, and is an active member in the Honors Program. Denean’s passion is for helping people, and she advocates support and communication as a means of building school spirit.
Aleiyah Ross is senior Business Administration major from Hummelstown, Pa. She came to ERAU as an Aerospace Engineering major in fall 2011, but transitioned into her passion for entrepreneurship and began pursuing a business degree in 2012. She is a Resident Advisor in Doolittle Hall, as well as an Orientation Team Captain, part of the Honors program, and member of the woman’s Cross Country and Track & Field teams. In the past three years Aleiyah has worked in many departments across campus, including a summer on the SGA Student Representative Board and refereeing for Intramural sports. After graduation in May, Aleiyah plans to continue working on her business, Esperi, which provides clothing to impoverished children in the community. Aleiyah looks forward to the opportunity to spearhead the ERAU spirit for Blue & Gold week as a Blue & Gold Ambassador. Go Eagles!
Denys Lara Denys Lara is a junior from Miami, Fla. majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Denys is a true example of the “American Dream.” His parents emigrated here from Cuba at an early age and have made it their life goal to ensure their children have a better life than they did. Denys only hope is that someday he can do the same for his children. He is a kind, humble, and caring person. Many of his friends, family and brothers here at Embry-Riddle claim Denys can help bring the best out of people. He has held the public relations officer position for First Generations Student Association and currently serves as the VP of External Relations for Delta Upsilon.
Megan Vianella Michael Charles Mark Acevedo Reha Isackson Megan Mark is from Deland, Fla. and has wanted to come to Riddle since she was in middle school. Megan is a junior majoring in Engineering Physics. She teaches piano, surf, and grew up doing mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Her mom owns a martial arts school, where Megan continues to train in kickboxing and jiu jitsu. Megan has a passion to play and watch football (FLY EAGLES FLY). She loves teach ing physics, and when she graduates, she might become a physics teacher. Currently, Megan is the recruitment chair for Theta Phi Alpha and loves to help the community through Theta Phi. She also loves Oreos and cookies.
Vianella Acevedo comes from a large family in Texas, having five sisters and unfortunately no brothers. Vianella is a senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering. She decided junior year to expand her family and gain infinitely more sisters by joining the Theta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity. Vianella currently holds the position of Assistant New Member Orientation Chair within the chapter. Outside of Greek Life, she is on her way to a commission in the US Navy as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer. This semester, Vianella holds the position of Battalion Commander in NROTC unit here at ERAU.
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Michael Reha is from the beautiful and rainy city of Seattle, Wash. He came down to Daytona Beach in Fall 2011 and started studying Aerospace Engineering to pursue his passion for space. Along the road Michael, has had the awesome opportunity to work as a Mission Assurance & Astronaut Safety Intern with SpaceX, serve as the Vice President of Pi Kappa Alpha, and has meet some amazing individuals here at Embry-Riddle. In his spare time, Michael likes watching movies and taking long walks on the beach with the moonlight at his back.
Charles Isackson is a senior from Roxboro, N.C. majoring in Homeland Security. Since his freshmen year, Charles has been a proud supporter of ERAU athletics. Currently, Charles is a brother of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) and a member of Student Government Association.
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Thomas Guba Correspondent As human beings we are innately imperfect; prone to mistakes and decisions that we later regret. Additionally, we also miss opportunities that we know we have. What if somehow we could predict the future and truly understand and see the faults in the decisions we do or do not make? For instance, what if you had an opportunity to Study Abroad next semester in a foreign country but you did not take it. If you had the ability to go back in time and take that trip to a foreign country and you ended up meeting the best friend of your life, or you ended up meeting your future spouse, or making a business connection that netted you the most enjoyable and rewarding career of your life? Every staff member
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of the Office of Global Engagement has studied abroad in another country and had positive experiences that they will never forget. As college students we are here to study, attain a diploma, and become employed. However, the life experiences that come with cultural exposure to a completely new and foreign environment is a type of education that a dollar sign cannot be stamped on. Personally, as a member of the Office of the Global Engagement staff, I had the most unforgettable and truly life changing experience of my life abroad. I went to a different country for a semester not knowing really anything about what I wanted to do with my life, but I came back a different person with a goal, renewed drive, and now I am returning to this country to live and work. I want every-
one to have an experience like this, but YOU have to be the one that makes the choice. Technically our deadline for a semester long exchange in spring 2015 has passed, but most foreign universities will not start classes until sometime in January or February. If this article has convinced you to take a chance on an opportunity like this you MUST come by our office in the student center annex (room 263) as soon as possible so we can start processing your paperwork immediately. This is Tobias Gerber who studied in New Zealand for a semester it is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Don’t be that person that regrets not studying abroad. Only you can take control of your life and see where an experience like this could take you.
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An Adventure Called Milford Sound Dayton Drugovich Correspondent Getting back to more of New Zealand, my latest adventure was a trip down
to Milford Sound. Fiordland National Park is about a four hour drive outside of Queenstown, on the south-western part of the South Island, and within
the park is Milford Sound. This was actually one of the first trips I made while in the South Island. It is rated as one of New Zealand’s top tourist destinations
and just like everything else in this country, it is simply astounding. There are tour buses that leave from the city centre of Queenstown but I would
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recommend renting a car and doing the drive yourself. As it was a long drive, I decided to get an early start on the day, and left early in the morning. It is a bit of a pain because you have to drive a giant “U” starting in Queenstown, driving on the one side, and ending in Milford with the only town being Te Anau at about the half-way point, which is a good lunch and dinner stop. After passing Te Anau, you enter the park which has great views of snowcapped mountains and huge grassy open fields. The benefit of having the rental car allows you to stop along the way and the visit the many side stops that are dotted along the road leading to Milford. There are several points along the road where you go straight through a forest and it seems like every week crews have to come by and cut back the growth before it swallows the road. The group I was with were a bit adventurous and like me, enjoyed forging a new path. In one of the forested parts, we pulled off and trekked our way through until it opened up onto a stone beach and a
lake, perhaps the best and most peaceful place I’ve ever been. To try and describe it would be futile but it had everything required for me: clapping of the water and the rocks, birds singing in the distance, and most importantly, it was completely desolate. After what seemed to be too short of stay it was back on the road to see what we initially came for. For the last few miles, the roads begin to climb as you continue your way through avalanche prone valleys until you come to Homer Tunnel, which deposits you on the other side into Milford. My description doesn’t even begin to do justice to what it was really like to visit. Even though it is one of the most popular destinations in New Zealand, it doesn’t seem like it. There are places that can be awe inspiring but still very noticeably commercialized or obvious tourist areas, like Niagara Falls or possibly the Grand Canyon. Milford Sound is not like that. The fact that a place like this is accessible and unspoiled, to me says a lot about New Zealand and it is something I love about this country.
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Zachary Wilkinson BCM President You are lying in a cool green meadow dotted with yellow flowers. A brilliant blue expanse of sky is stretched from one end of the horizon to the other above you. Rolling hills surround you, laced with changing fall colored trees of each autumn shade. You’re able to lay back, close your eyes, and hear nothing but the sounds of a pick-up football game going on and the barks of a distant dog. The town is Abingdon, Va., and there’s not a single sign of school anywhere. There is no need to check emails, update your facebook status, or even plan that cross-country flight in a Cessna. You my friend, must be on Fall Break! Members of Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) spent their Fall break on a retreat to the lovely states of Virgina and Tennesee with First Baptist Church’s Axiom College Group. On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 16, 40 college students from Embry-Riddle, Bethune-Cookman University, and Daytona State gathered at First Baptist Church to load up on a shiny purple coach. The Bags were packed, bikes loaded, and coolers filled with food filed away. The bus would drive
through the night to its destination. The group was excited and adventurous. We were ready for the great getaway that lay ahead at the end of a long trip on Interstate 95. The Bus arrived just before Sunrise on Oct. 17 at Beulah Land Bible camp; the classic style of camp that resembles a million others dotting the U.S. Wooden bunks lined the sleep room, lovingly decorated with scribbling’s of hearts, the occasional ‘Joe was here’, and blacked out obscenities that make them unique. Outside the bunkroom door and down a crisp concrete walk was a bathroom with patchwork stalls and spotted colors of dripped paint on the floors from a dozen different shades of wall. The mess hall sports a foot-polished concrete floor, a stack of foldable steel chairs, and a few eight foot tables. A quaint kitchen with steel pots hanging from the ceiling sits at the back of the building. A cook worth their weight could make anything in that kitchen! By the time students were settled into their bunks the sun was jsut rising over the hills on the east side of camp, illuminating the colors of fall and burning away the mist that hid them. We, college students, were at
the camp to get the chance to relax for a weekend; paired of course with Mountain Biking and White water rafting. Friday was a free day to rest, play games in the green yard behind the camp, and walk through the hills of the countryside. Many played football, soccer, lawn golf, or just read books. Not a single meeting took place, meal plans were not spent, and no group projects were worried about. Delicious meals were cooked by two our wonderful leaders; Dianne White and Janice Huffstickler. Their husbands Don White and Todd Huffstickler provided close support and helped wherever needed. Frank Reynolds and his son Wyatt also joined us and helped keep control of us college students. We were served three square meals a day, and all better food than a college student is accustomed to. We are blessed so much by our leaders! They have a passion to minister to college students. That afternoon we took a ride out to the South Holston dam. A hydroelectric dam made in the 1940’s and managed by the historic Tennessee Valley Authority. South Hoslton is one of the largest Earthen dams in the world. That evening brought us together to study the word
of God, taught by our pastor Lowell Lucas. First we sang songs together and made a joyful noise to the Lord, even if it wasn’t platinum record quality singing. In the lesson we discussed setting guardrails in one’s life to avoid straying down the wrong paths. It was of great relevance to the type of driving we did while there: On a mountainside highway, the gaurdrails are there to keep you from falling over the dangerous drop. In just the same was a follower of Christ must create gaurdrails in their life to avoid the wrong path. Saturday was the day of the Mountain biking trip. A short bus ride to nearby Damascus, Va. brought us to the Creeper trail; a 17 mile downhill ride along the path of an old railway line. Forty of our brave students mounted bikes and sped down the mountain. Stops were made to admire stunning overlooks, take selfies in front of pumpkin patches, and jump into the icy river flowing along the path. No one was injured too severely. And at the halfway point we stopped into a small town where the owners of the Bible camp brought us lunch: Fried chicken, baked beans, and the best desserts you could imagine; prepared by Margie Harmon. Tired college students returned to camp
Members of FBC Daytona’s Axiom College Group and their leaders stop for a group photo in Damascus, Virginia after the 17 mile Creeper Trail bike trip. The full Creeper trail runs 35 along an old railway line. It passes through private property, public parks, and intersects with the famous Appalacian trail.
for another night of Scripture study and song singing. After the time of study and discussion was time for the oldest of camp traditions: a bonfire with s’mores. The warmth of the fire was comfortable amongst the cold fall air. The next morning we packed up for home and departed the camp. We made a necessary stop in Ocoee, Tennessee for White water rafting of course. Some students sprung extra dollars for dry gear and splash jackets, while others braved it with bathing suits and slick t-shirts. White water was encountered, and some fell overboard into the rushing water. Everybody had fun. And again, there weren’t and serious injuries. Once we returned from rafting it was time to hit the road back to Daytona, via Atlanta, Ga. for a trip to The Varisty for a famous hamburger or Slaw Dog. The Varsity is a fast food restaraunt tucked into Downtown Atlanta and bordered by the Highway and Georgia tech University. Thousands of people pass through each day. They also serve more Coca-Cola from their resaraunt than enywhere else in the world. Three DVD movies later and we were pulling back into the Church parking lot around 1:30 a.m. College students walked tiredly with their bags, blankets, and suitcases back to frosted cars for the drive home to bed. The Fall retreat is a 4 year tradition. We are very thankful for our wonderful leaders who dedicated their time to travel with us, cook for us, and plan this wonderful trip each year. We coulden’t go without them. Why not join us next year for Fall Break? You won’t regret it!
Top: ERAU Student Luiz Reis jumps into the river along the Creeper Trail. Middle: Student Bert Kallio before the bikeride. Above: Student Will Craft prepares to catch a baseball during game time on Friday.
Embry-Riddle Students Samantha Glass, Cassie Adams, and Jojo Pfile stop for a photo before starting the Creeper Trail bike trail at Whitetop park.
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Another long awaited and over-hyped game has hit the markets. That’s right the highly anticipated Borderlands Pre-Sequel dropped onto shelves Oct. 14. Besides the story filling in some gaps, there was only one big draw to test out this new installment; a new and precious resource O2. Without spoiling the story it’s safe to say that if you wanted to play this game you knew it was taking part on Pandora’s moon Elpis. For the new features it was quite entertaining “choking to death” running around the surface. However, there’s a gear slot for that. With a new wearable item comes more stat buffs and ways to inflict damage which drags along new challenges to complete as well. You are quickly introduced to the OZ kits your new best friend, if you need to breathe. Gearbox does a wonderful job
utilizing this new resource and providing ample opportunities to stay alive on the surface of a celestial body lacking an atmosphere. This creative and masterful use of something so simple actually provides a new gameplay element when coupling the fact that Elpis has a lower gravity than Pandora. There is the returning feature of no fall damage which provides a range of feelings when you decide to start jumping around. I was once able to propel myself to quite a height, using double jumps fueled by oxygen, and the natural terrain only to slam down to the ground for ridiculous damage. There were also plenty of times I slammed the ground, missed my target, and found the one gap to infinity where I would have to wait for reconstruction. Gearbox brought back a lot of features that were present in Borderlands 2. Like it or not, the menu is of the Borderlands 2 type.
Reusing some things can be good as it gives you a familiar feel when playing, but other things like mobs that have just been reskinned and named make the game feel unoriginal in that aspect. There are a good number of new enemies, although some are just by name. With all RPG types there is plenty of the monotonous: run here, kill that, and bring me this questing to be had. I will highly suggest doing half or more of the side quests because you will find that just a straight play-through is not possible. That was my one regret while playing. The story progresses at an unreasonable level for a player just wanting to get the story line, and you may soon find you are quite outgunned. The upside to what seems like a misfortune is that the game stays difficult if you are behind the eight ball. All things considered, I would only rate Borderlands the Pre-Sequel an above average 8/10.
Photo Courtesy of Deviant Art Featuring playable characters (from left): Claptrap, Wilhelm, Athena and Nisha.
Thai at Its Best Suzane Fernandes News Editor
Suzanne Feernandes/The Avion Newspaper Thai tea - If you havent tried it yet, you have to. It is the perfect drink for a day!
Suzanne Fernandes/The Avion Newspaper Pad Kee Mao (left) and Pad Woon Sen (right)
We all love to indulge in some authentic cultured food at times. Well, the next time you get bored by pizza or subs, you might want to step out of your comfort zone and try some Thai delicacies. Located on 2900 S. Nova road, is a restaurant called Thai Noodle City that just opened up a month ago. My first impression of this place was how clean and simple it appeared yet every detail was laid out beautifully. From the wood like patio entrance to the intricate way the tables were decorated to the paintings and wall décor, everything had an exquisite appeal to it. Thai Noodle City serves authentic food for the most reasonable prices I have seen at any Thai restaurant. The menu has Thai appetizers, salad and soup picks, fried noodle entrees, specialty dishes and Thai beverages amongst a common desert menu. They don’t have a separate lunch or dinner menu but every dish deserves a chance. My all-time favorite beverage (from all cuisines around the world) is Thai tea. I would even
rank it a notch above the world famous Indian teas. I started my meal with their chilled cup of Thai tea and I couldn’t help but ask for another serving of it. That was pretty much my experience on the dishes served; they were so delicious that I was craving seconds. Having said that, I didn’t have room for seconds because each serving is delightfully big. While your meal is being cooked, you can smell the aroma of blended spices that adds to the calming classical music and ambience. You can order your dish with a choice of chicken, beef, pork, seafood or shrimp. The prices for the entrees start from a minimum of $6.95 to a maximum of $10.95. What I really liked here is that the Chef Specialty dishes are not priced more expensive than the other entrees. The price range varies depending on your choice of meat, seafood being priced at $9.95. Additionally, you can order a takeout or they can deliver within a five mile radius. I tried a dish called ‘Pad Woon Sen’ which was a combination of beanthread noodles, egg, seafood and special curd
sauce. It was absolutely delicious and the perfect amount of mildly spicy for me. I am not a big fan of noodles but this entree did make me change my mind. I also tried ‘Fresh Rolls’ which is different from ‘Spring Rolls’ as it is a roll of stuffed vegetables and shrimp/ tofu. Another good and different appetizer that I have never tried some place else. They also offer Panang curry which is a must have for curry fans. If you do try Panang curry, do combine it with sticky rice. I find this combination to work best in terms of flavor. Perhaps, the most charming attribute is not the huge serving or low price, but the fact that this restaurant is family owned and they really care about your dining experience. I won’t hesitate giving this place a visit with family and neither should you. After all, I did get a bang for my buck. You can follow their Facebook page and get a glimpse of their menu and activities on https://www.facebook. com/thainoodlecity. You can also look out for coupons in local newspapers. Don’t miss out on this great authentic food at an affordable price near you.
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Stuart, Florida October 31-November 2 • Halloween light airshow the night of the 31st. Airshow performers include: - Rob Holland Ultimate Airshows, LLC - Team Rocket - Michael Wiskus and Lucas Oil Airshows - GEICO Skytypers - AeroShell Aerobatic Team - Gene Soucy Airshows - Danny Clisham Award Winning Announcer, LLC - Air Boss & Consulting International, Inc. - USMC AV-8B Harrier - F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team - Jim Tobul Airshows _________
Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow Pensacola, Florida November 7-9
• The US Navy’s Blue Angels’ return to their home to perform over the weekent, supported and supplemented by performances from: - SHOCKWAVE & Flash Fire Jet Trucks - Team AeroDynamix - Air Boss & Consulting International, Inc. - Kevin Coleman Aerosports - Vertigo Airshows - OTTO - Prop & Rotor Aviation, Inc. - Rob Reider, Air Show Announcer - USMC MV-22 Osprey - Airware, Inc. - David Martin Aerobatics - Mike Goulian Airshows - John Klatt Airshows, Inc. - DJ’s National Food Service
This Week in Aviation History October 28, 1957
The first production Boeing Model 707-120 jet rolls out.
October 29, 1953
Flying a North American YF-100 A Super Sabre, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Frank K. “Speedy Pete” Everest sets a (then) world speed record of 755.151 miles per hour.
November 2, 1992
1992 – First flight of the Airbus A330
November 2, 1947
With Howard Hughes at the controls, the Hughes H-4 Hercules, also known as the “Spruce Goose, ” the largest flying boat and the aircraft with the largest wingspan (319 feet 11 inches) ever built makes its first and last flight at an altitude of 70 feet over Long Beach Harbor, C.
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Mike Barrett Correspondent Gulfstream Aerospace announced the addition of two new wide-cabin design business jets to its product line in front of approximately 3,000 people at its new production facility located at the northwest quadrant of the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The excited spectators included Gulfstream customer representatives, Gulfstream employees, aerospace analysts, aviation consultants and both international and local media outlets. At this landmark event for the aerospace firm, a 70-foot mockup of the G600 was presented by Phebe Novakovic, the Chairman and CEO of General Dynamics (parent company of Gulfstream) while a fully capable G500 taxied into position under its own power. According to Larry Flynn, president of Gulfstream, “this is another extraordinary day in the history of Gulfstream.” Gulfstream has a wellknown policy of not commenting on aircraft development projects until they are ready to be announced. Gulfstream spokesman Steve Cass commented on this position that, “to be sure it does what we say it is going to do and we want to make sure the positioning is right for the market.” It’s a business jet that “has been developed with the kind of secrecy typically reserved for a military spy plane or the latest
Photo Courtesy: Gulfstream Photo Courtesy: Gulfstream Artist’s concept of Gulfrstream’s new G500 and G600 Business Jets
Photo Courtesy: Gulfstream Concept view of Gulfstream’s cutting-edge Semmetry Flight Deck
smartphone,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Originally codenamed P42, the mysterious and rumor-riddled development project of the G500 and G600 business jets were never publicly acknowledged by the aerospace firm; yet, most industry pundits agree that that these new jets are Gulfstream’s response to the French-made Dassault
Falcon 5X. With fierce aerospace competition from the Falcon 5X and Bombardier’s Global 5000, a new business jet class to effectively compete with these market behemoths has become a necessity for Gulfstream. “Like the G650 and G650ER, the G500 and G600 will offer a digital fly-by-wire system with
such benefits as flight-envelope protection, stability augmentation, increased redundancy and reduced maintenance,” said Gulfstream’s senior VP for sales and marketing, Scott Neal. Scott Neal also revealed that, “an all-new feature for both aircraft is Gulfstream’s trademarked Symmetry Flight Deck, technology that includes active control sidesticks,
integrated touchscreen controllers, a next-generation enhanced vision system and high-tech Honeywell avionics.” Finally (and most startling), is that these new business jets will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s new Canada PW800-series engines. Gulfstream’s announcement marks the first time in 50 years that Gulfstream is using a non-Rolls-Royce powerplant for their luxury business jets. No Gulfstream official commented on the reason for this change in partnership and drastic departure from Rolls-Royce. Gulfstream president Larry Flynn signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker for the purchase of up to 20 aircraft for the airline’s Executive Division. The contract included firm orders and options for both Gulfstream’s flagship G650ER and the brand-new G500. “This agreement is evidence of the industry-leading performance of Gulfstream’s flagship aircraft, the G650ER, and of our commitment to deliver on the promises we have made for our new family of aircraft, which includes the G500,” said Gulfstream president Larry Flynn. “With their unmatched high-speed capabilities and class-leading cabin comfort, the G650ER and G500 will allow Qatar Airways to introduce a new level of service to their customers.”
KLM says Farewell to the Last MD-11 Mark Fetters Staff Reporter Oct. 25, 2014 marks the last day of a passenger MD-11 flight. Being the oldest airline in the world, KLM is the last carrier to operate the passenger version of the MD-11. In a generation of aviation where two engine planes dominate the market, three engine planes are a dying breed. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is the predecessor to the DC-10. KLM received their first MD-11 in 1993 named ‘Amy Johnson’ and would name the rest of their fleet after notable females, even naming the simulator ‘Marry
Mark Fetters/The Avion Newspaper KLM’s last MD-11 aircraft shortly before its final flight
Poppins’. The final outbound destination for this wonderful bird was
Montreal before operating the return flight to Amsterdam. This
is where I meet the MD-11 for the last time. I had the opportuni-
ty to fly on the MD-11 over the summer from Toronto to Amsterdam and it was a very special flight as the MD-11 is my all time favorite plane. Not knowing if I would ever get to fly in one again, I could not pass it up. Now that I am in Montreal, I am excited and sad that this will be my last time in operational MD-11. While the legacy of the MD-11 is gone in terms of passengers the cargo version still lives on with airlines like FedEx and Lufthansa. KLM will have special one hour flights with the MD-11 as a final farewell to fans of it before the are spent out wto be parted.
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Himani Parekh Staff Reporter On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Earth’s shadow completely eclipsed the Moon, turning the Moon a vivid rusty red in the process. The event began at 4:17 a.m. and ended at 9:32 a.m., with the full eclipse occurring at 6:55 a.m. (Eastern Time). A comparatively rare phenomenon, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth pass into perfect alignment. Since the Moon’s orbit around the Earth is 5° offset from the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, lunar eclipses
do not occur regularly, and when they do, they are more often partial or penumbral eclipses. A partial lunar eclipse looks exactly how it sounds: as though the Cookie Monster got hungry and ate some of the moon. The Earth’s shadow only partially covers the moon. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when only the penumbra, the outer and dimmer shadow of the Earth, covers the Moon. A total lunar eclipse, the most impressive, occurs when the Earth’s shadow completely engulfs the Moon and turns it red. No, the Moon is not preparing for Halloween.
Walking through the local pharmacy’s endless aisles of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs for something to get rid of your aching head can be a pain for someone who is not familiar with medicine. Looking through all of the countless medications and different brands for the same symptoms can cause you to get even more of a headache. All of those warning stickers coming at you all at once, is no wonder why customers always avoid reading them. These warning stickers read “do not operate heavy machinery while taking this medication”. Pilots flying here at Riddle know the importance of consulting an Avi-
ation Medical Examiner (AME) before taking any new medications. At Riddle, we use the acronym IMSAFE (Illness, medication, alcohol, fatigue, energy or eating) before any flight. While on the ground, going over medications may not seem significant since a pilot may not experience apparent side effects before takeoff, but even at relatively low altitudes a pilot can experience serious issues. The National Transportation Safety Board attempts to bridge the communication gap between pharmacists and patients concerning transportation risks involved with certain drugs. The NTSB recently conducted a 22 year study examining the correlations between aviation-based
Its late April 1981, planes move across the pavement at New Jersey’s Newark airport bearing the name “PEOPLExpress.” This was the start of one of the first U.S. airlines to begin service following deregulation. The airline would continually operate regularly scheduled service until 1987, when it was absorbed by Continental Airlines. Continental Airlines has since merged with United Airlines to form the United Continental Holdings. With the slogan of “Fly Smart,” a start-up airline has picked up the torch and resurrected People Express Airlines back to life. The new airline is not affiliated
with the previous airline or Continental Airlines (now United Airlines,) but will bear the name of the 1980’ carrier. Currently financed by private capital, the new People Express began service on June 30, 2014. The original airline had a similar slogan of “It’s Time to Fly Smart.” The new company will also pay tribute to its predecessor by using the traditional “PEOPLExpress” logo. Operating from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (KPHF) in Virginia, People Express offers flights to Boston, Philadelphia, Newwark, Atlanta, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale. In addition to flight departing and arriving its Newport hub, the airline also
Launch Control Center Oct. 29 @ 13:21-13:39 Cape Canaveral SLC-41
SpaceX CRS 5 (Dragon Capsule) - Falcon 9 Dec. 1 @ TBD Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Photo Courtesy: NASA The alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth during a Lunar Eclipse (not to scale)
The light from the Sun that still manages to reach the Moon gets deflected by the Earth’s atmosphere, and only the longer wavelengths, reds and oranges,
make it to the Moon. The composition of the atmosphere at the time of the eclipse determines the brightness of the moon; the more clogged the
Earth’s atmosphere, the darker the Moon appears. A total lunar eclipse is exciting and beautiful and a good reminder that the Earth really is round.
accidents and drug use. The study included a toxicology (the study of adverse effects of chemicals in living organism) test on over 6,000 pilots who died in aircraft misfortunes. Throughout the study, the number of pilots testing positive for drugs, that potentially impaired them, doubled. The most common drug found was a sedating antihistamine, found in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medications. The study was limited to determining the direct cause of the aircraft accident as there was no determinable way to know if the drugs found in the pilots system impaired them at the time of the accident. However, this study used the most accurate and com-
prehensive data available to describe what we currently understand and do not understand about drug use in aviation. In conclusion the NTSB developed six recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration on how to educate the general aviation public about the risks of impairment with certain drugs. One of the most beneficial recommendations to the FAA was creating an official list of the drugs a pilot can use or not use while flying. The FAA has been approached for this same concept before, but claimed, due to the thousands of medications and the different uses of each, along with the new information over the drugs, makes it practically impossible to develop
such a document. However, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has already created a similar list for its members. Besides the limitations of the study, every pilot should realize the risks involved with impairing drugs and should always consult their AME before taking flight. OTC drugs have the ability to adversely delay or impair judgment. Pilots understand how crucial every second and movement is during a flight be it in all kinds of emergencies and normal procedures. If you like to read more into the study, the complete report can be found on NTSB’s website. In addition, any other information of available publications can also be found on their website.
The People’s Express Flies Again
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provides direct service between Orlando, Fla. and Charleston, W. Va. While the new airline is based over 200 miles from the original, service to Newark, N.J. harkens back to the early days of the original People Express, when it and other legendary airlines roamed the sky. Among those legendary airlines were Eastern Airlines, Braniff International Airways, Pan American Airways and Trans World Airlines. The new People Express operates a single type fleet, comprised of Boeing 737. This is reminiscent of the 22 737-100 and 737-200 aircraft flown by the original airlines. The first People Express also operated 50 Boeing 717 and nine early model Boeing 747.
The current fleet for People Express consists of two leased Boeing 737-400 aircraft. Unfortunately for People Express, initiating service has not been an easy path to fly. After just three month of service, all operations were halted as a result of what it called “maintenance issues.” Complicating matters is the fact that the current fleet is leased from a third-party (Vision Airlines), which also provides much of the flight support. People Express initially said it would resume service in October of 2014, but has since indicated that operations would be on hold longer (though no specific timeframe has been provided.) Contributing to the airline’s problems was aircraft
damaged sustained on Sept. 19, 2014 in Newport News. One of the airline’s two aircraft was taken out of service after being damaged by a service vehicle. Details about the current status of the aircraft were not readily available, and it was not clear if the incident influenced the airline’s decision to suspend flight operations. Peoples Express has announced via its website that all currently booked passengers will receive a full refund. The airline had been seeking DOT approval for its own air carrier certificate but withdrew its request earlier this year. The company says it is working with Vision Airlines to restore operations, under Vision Airline’s certification.
Orion EFT-1 - Delta-IV Heavy Dec. 4 @ 7:05-9:35 Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
Orbcomm OG2 - Falcon 9 December TBD @ TBD Cape Canaveral SLC-40
DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) - Falcom 9 Jan 13 @ TBD Cape Canaveral SLC-40
ISS Sightings Tuesday, October 28
7:37 P.M. - Appears at 11o above Northwest, visible for 6 minutes, max height 77o, disappears 11o above Southeast.
Thursday, October 30
7:39 P.M. - Appears at 19o above Southwest, visible for 2 minutes, max height 19o, disappears 11o above South.
This Week in Space History October 30, 1958 NASA was created to replace NACA. October 31, 2000 The first resident crew of the International Space Station lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. The ISS has been continuously manned since. November 3, 1973 NASA launches Mariner 10, a robotic space probe that flew past Venus and Mercury the following February and March respectively. After a year and a half of service and over 2,000 photos sent back to Earth, its nitrogen supply dwindled and its transponder was shut off. It still orbits the sun today.
What to Expect in the Elections Presented by the President’s Speaker Series Meet Fox News Political Analyst
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John LeBoutillier Host of “Political Insiders”
Fox News Channel political analyst John LeBoutillier will analyze the issues and candidates leading up to the national and state elections on Nov. 4 in a question and answer session with host Marc Bernier and audience participants.
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Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics Embry-Riddle senior Katherine Ebbs scored her sixth goal of the season in the 76th minute of play and that was all the ERAU women’s soccer team (14-1) needed to get past Webber International, 1-0, on Friday evening. With the win, the Blue and Gold wrapped up The Sun Conference North Division title for the fourth straight year and will take an 8-0 league record into the regular season finale against Warner on Sunday. The Eagles dominated the Warriors (5-7-1, 3-4-1) statistically, besting the home
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squad 19-2 in shots, including an 8-1 edge in shots on frame, and 12-4 in corner kicks. The majority of the first 45 minutes was played in the Lady Warriors’ half as the Eagles applied relentless pressure to the WIU defense. The first real chance of the half for the Blue and Gold came in the eighth minute when Julie Karlenas latched on to a Kristin Sverridottir corner kick, but WIU goalkeeper Kayla Hanel snagged Karlernas’ header to keep the Eagles off the scoreboard. The very next play saw WIU’s Cierra Abundez race down the field on the counter attack, but with pressure from ERAU defender Hanna Rolfsen,
noticed Hanel out of position and chipped the Warrior keeper with her first touch from 25 yards out to net the game-winner. The Warriors went on the attack immediately following the goal, but Olivia Lynch’s only save of the day was a good one as she parried Megan’s shot over the cross bar to keep WIU off the board and preserve the shutout. “Overall, we're pleased with the performance and result today,” ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon remarked. “We created a bunch of chances and just couldn't put the ball away, but the opporWIUnities, effort and energy were there. Every season, there's a game or two where you don't get the bounce and have to keep fighting for it. Today, we kept working hard and evenWIUally got the goal we needed. Now, our focus is on our last regular season game at Warner.” The Eagles game against Warner is slated for 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Embry-Riddle, needing to turn up the offensive force after Antoine Akoure scored the Night Hawks' second goal of the game just 106 seconds into the second period, threw nearly everyone towards the TU goal in the second half, and had several close calls, including a Jordan Thorpe shot that clanged off the left post in the 68th minute, but couldn't find its first goal of the night until Couturier's third penalty kick of the year. Thomas took an early 1-0 lead in the 13th minute when Jonathan McGrath was played a pass from Severin Abt in the midfield, breaking away from the Eagle defense and dribbling around a diving Nils Carlson to slot home his 10th score of the season. Abt had previously tested Carlson twice in net and the senior goalie made a pair of saves to keep the game scoreless. Both teams had more chances to score during the rest of the first period, but Carlson made four saves for the hosts
while Alex Condell made a pair of stops as Thomas took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break. TU took advantage of an Embry-Riddle defensive miscue in the opening moments of the second period when Jake Slocombe intercepted a pass in the ERAU defensive third and passed to Akoure who finished for a two goal advantage. From the second Night Hawk goal on, the match seemed to tilt in the Eagles' favor as the home team peppered the Thomas defense with shot after shot, but ERAU was unlucky in finding pay dirt as Condell and TU survived the attack. ERAU had a huge advantage in corner kicks (15-5), as well as a 23-14 edge in shots with both teams getting seven shots on frame. Five Eagle seniors were briefly honored during halftime as Carlson, Couturier, Jason Alvarez, Jeff Bone and Brian Porter played in their final regular season home match.
Soccer’s Upset Bid Falls Short in 2-1 Loss to No. 5 Night Hawks
Saturday Women’s Volleyball vs Warner Daytona beach, Fla. - 2 p.m. Men’s Soccer at Northwood West Palm Beach, Fla. - 2 p.m.
Webber: 0
she ran the ball out over the touch line to WIUrn it back over to the Eagles. From that point, the Eagles controlled the offense, outshooting the Lady Warriors 10-0, including four shots on frame, but the heavy shot advantage didn’t translate into goals, resulting in a scoreless draw at the half. The pace of the game picked up in the second half with end-to-end action through the first 20 minutes. The Eagles gradually regained control of the contest and put the Warriors on their heels once again. The Eagles finally got the breakthrough they were looking for with less than 15 minutes left in regulation. Following a WIU throw-in, Andrea Froshaug raced to pressure Hanel who was trying to control a pass from one of her defenders. Hanel, who came way off her line to make the play, rushed to get the ball out of the penalty area, but it fell to Ebbs who, on a heads-up play,
The Embry-Riddle men's soccer squad saw its upset bid of NAIA No. 5 Thomas fall just short on Saturday evening as the Night Hawks held off a furious second half effort by the Blue and Gold to hang on for a 2-1 victory at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. The Eagles (5-4-3, 5-3-1) fired off 17 shots in the second period, including 12 in the final 20 minutes, but couldn't climb out of a two-goal deficit. Thomas (121-3, 7-1-1) kept their conference title hopes alive thanks to a pair of scores that came early in each half. ERAU wraps up its 2014 regular season
Embry-Riddle: 1 on Saturday, Nov. 1 with a road trip to West Palm Beach, Fla. for a make-up match with Northwood at 2 p.m. The Eagles currently sit in fourth in the league table with 16 points, and can finish as high as third with a win against the Seahawks. Veit Couturier scored the Eagles' lone goal on the night with a little over six minutes remianing when he converted a penalty kick after his fellow contryman Felix Lohmeyer was brought down in the Thomas penalty area just at the 83:19 mark. The Eagles had been applying hightening amounts of pressure on the TU defense over the waning minutes of the contest and Couturier's 14th score of the season finally broke the seal for the hosts.
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ERAU Women’s Basketball Voted Third in Sun Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll Michael Pierce ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women's basketball team has yet to play a game, but coaches around The Sun Conference are already acknowledging that the first year program will be a force to be reckoned with as they were picked to finish third in The Sun Conference race in 201415. The announcement was made by the league office on Thursday, based on a preseason poll that was voted on by all 10 Sun Conference women’s basketball coaches.
Embry-Riddle grabbed a first place vote and 60 total points behind last year’s regular season champion St. Thomas (76 points) and defending conference tournament champion Ave Maria (63). Webber International collected 54 points, while Southeastern (52) and Northwood (51) are fifth and sixth, respectively. Thomas (32), Warner (24), Johnson & Wales (20) and Florida Memorial (18) rounded out the poll. The brand-new Eagle program will have a youthful roster featuring
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one senior, two juniors, one sophomore and eight freshmen, many of whom have enjoyed success at the high school level. The Eagles will play
their inaugural game at home on Nov. 7 against Clearwater Christian. ERAU will challenge a pair of NCAA II opponents, first at home against
Puerto Rico - Mayaguez on Nov. 25, followed by a road game at future Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern on Nov. 29. The Blue and Gold’s
first Sun Conference contest is Dec. 3 at Webber International, while its first home league matchup comes against Ave Maria on Jan. 10.
ERAU Volleyball Runs Conference Win Streak to Eight with Sweep of Florida Memorial vs Embry-Riddle: 1 Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics Led by Erika Hinel's 10 kills and nine blocks (one solo), the Embry-Riddle volleyball team won its eighth consecutive Sun Conference match on Saturday, sweeping Florida Memorial 3-0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-11).
Florida Memorial: 0 The Eagles improved to 14-9, 8-1 in league play with the win, while the Lions dropped to 0-16, 0-10 in conference. Jennifer Beatty and Cheye-Anne Savage each chipped in eight kills, while Tamires Ferreira tallied 34 assists and eight digs and Hannah Gray picked up 15 digs.
Jessica Medina led the Lions with four kills and Jada Long had a teamhigh five assists. Arasy Guerra collected nine digs to lead the team. Beatty served the first 13 points of the match for the Eagles, setting up a dominant first set that saw Embry-Riddle outhit FMU .458 to -.320. Beatty ended the set with three kills on the final four balls to finish the 25-6 win. Florida Memorial got off to a 6-2 lead in set two, but the Blue and Gold bounced back quickly, using an 8-1 run to establish a 10-7 advantage. After FMU cut it to 10-9,
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the Eagles didn't allow the Lions to score consecutive points for the rest of the set, running away with a 25-14 victory. The Eagles took a
7-4 lead in set three and turned it into a very comfortable 20-7 lead with a 13-3 spurt, eventually taking the third frame, 25-11.
Embry-Riddle returns home next weekend to host Webber International on Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m., and Warner on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m.
Men’s Cross Country Ends Regular Season with Second Place Finish at Sand Shark Invitational Robert Lopez ERAU Athletics No. 4 Embry-Riddle men's cross-country concluded its regular season with a second place finish at the Sand Shark Invitational on Saturday morning. The event was hosted the University of South Carolina Beaufort and featured 37 teams from both the NAIA and NCAA II levels. With 102 points, the Eagles finished behind only No. 8 Tennessee Wesleyan, which totaled 86 points. The Blue and Gold were
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without one of their top runners, Paul McKenna, but still managed to produce three of the meet's top 25 finishers. Senior Alec
Hernandez was the team's top individual finisher coming in second place, his fourth top five finish this season, with a personal
best time of 24:32.82. Vincent Bett (25:57.36) and Keneth J. Pineiro-Collazo (25:15.30) finished 14th and 24th respectively,
while Andrew Carpenter (25:20.63) and Matt Graves (25:37.20) rounded out the Eagles scorers placing 26th and 36th respectively. In addition to Hernandez, a handful of other Eagle harriers also set career best times on Saturday including Pineiro-Collazo and Graves, as well as Ryan Larson (25:42.06), Adam Lawrence (26:22.20), and James Fell (27:05.53). Andrew Carosi (27:38.65), Dalton L'Heureux (29:06.75), and Paul Meesala (29:37.52) added to the impressive day for the Eagles as they each posted their best
times of the season. Eight men's cross country teams from the Sun Conference participated in Saturday's Sand Shark Invitational. Embry-Riddle defeated each of them handedly with its second place team finish, as the next closest Sun Conference finisher was SCAD Savannah, which placed eighth overall with 210 points. The Eagles will race against all of their league opponents in two weeks (Nov. 8) when they head to West Palm Beach, Fla. for The Sun Conference Championships.
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