Also: DEN Asks For TSA Support, NBAA Small A/C Exemption, Shaw Expo Postponed, Cruz Claims Pentagon ‘Blindsided’ The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released its collection to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Dr. Robert H. Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket test flight, which effectively launched the space age. Goddard, assisted by his wife, Esther, sent the first liquid-fueled rocket aloft on March 16, 1926. He launched more than two dozen rockets in Roswell, N.M., before he died of throat cancer in 1945. If you’re planning to fly into Lakeland, Fla. for SUN ‘n FUN 2026 next month, the NOTAM for the event is now available. It contains critical information for pilots, including arrival and departure procedures, frequencies, traffic flow, holding procedures, and airport operations during the event. With thousands of aircraft arriving throughout the week, safety and preparation are essential. Pilots are expected to thoroughly review the NOTAM before they depart, and follow all published procedures and ATC instructions while operating in the Lakeland area. Garmin has issued a service advisory on avionics that display advisory vertical guidance (+V) during certain non-precision instrument approaches. Non-precision approach advisory vertical guidance behaves similarly across Garmin avionics. All this — and MORE in today’s episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
