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CW5 Chris Cottrill, Command Chief Warrant Officer, 110th Aviation Brigade Chief Warrant Officer Five Chris Cottrill is a native of Plymouth, Minnesota. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in June 1990 and completed USMC Basic at MCRD San Diego, California. Cottrill served as a CH-53 crew chief until June 1998 before being accepted into the U.S. Army flight training program. Cottrill attended the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Basic Course and U.S. Army Helicopter Flight Training at Fort Rucker, Ala...

Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 30 Air Vice Marshal Ajit Singh Lamba, who was decorated with the Vir Chakra for gallantry in teh1965 Indo-Pak war and an aviator who continued to fly even when he was in his eighties, passed away at Bangalore on Wednesday after battling cancer. He was 85. Commissioned into the Indian Air Force in April 1955, he served with No.7 Squadron during the 1965 war. As a Hunter pilot, he flew 15 operational sorties, of which 11 were in close support of the army ...

Industry Round-up, December 18, 2020 This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on a new product for hydraulic systems, the launch of a new flight training program, an anniversary celebration and the acquisition of an aviation software company. Seals, thermoplastics, composites, and engineered components manufacturer Greene Tweed has introduced its new EPM 953 elastomer for phosphate ester hydraulic systems in aerospace applications. EPM 953 was developed to deliver improved elasticity at...

VETERAN-OWNED FLIGHT SCHOOL INTRODUCES ONE-OF-A-KIND TRAINING PROGRAM MANASSAS, VIRGINIA – December 9th, 2020 – Piston2Jet, a veteran-owned flight school based in Manassas, Virginia, recently released a truly one-of-a-kind flight training program. The new General Aviation Test Pilot Course is a Federal Aviation Administration Part 141 approved flight training program designed to teach pilots the basics of test pilot academics and how to design and conduct flight tests. The course is perfect...