Useful Links
Aviation/ATC Fans
Check out FlightRadar24
This web site shows all the aircraft in the air at the moment. In the left hand column, in a box called “planes” is the number of aircraft airborne. This view is what air traffic management people see for planning purposes at the various airports.
To view your region or town, you can zoom in by tapping with your mouse. Click on an airplane, and on the left screen you will get all the info–airline, type, speed, altitude in real time–recalculated every 10 seconds. On some you can also click on “View from the cockpit.”
Flying Our Flag…
Rules and Customs
The rules for handling and displaying the U.S. Flag are defined by a law known as the U.S. Flag Code. We have excerpted the federal regulations here without any changes so you can find the facts here.
DD-214 Discharge Papers are Online!
Please pass on to other vets. DD-214 discharge papers are ONLINE. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214s online. This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his/her DD-214 for employment purposes. NPRC is working to make it easier for veterans with computers and Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their military files. Military veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use a new online military personnel records system to request documents. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
News for USAF Retired…
The Afterburner is available online. For a direct link to the latest Afterburner, click the image or click here.