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A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeager’s Victor Valley days [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.] Dec. 14—For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley. The decorated hero — whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots — commanded at George Air Force Base in Victorville. “Back in the day, people who knew of Col. Yeager treated him like r...

A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeager's Victor Valley days Victorville Daily Press For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley.  The decorated hero — whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots — commanded at George Air Force Base in Victorville. “Back in the day, people who knew of Col. Yeager treated him like royalty,” said To...

Determine whether the malfunctioning angle of attack sensor in that plane that crashed may have been one of those second hard parts. i'm told that indonesian investigators have not turned over all of their evidence to the ntsb. in records to the ethiopian crash, analysts are looking at the flight profiles. there's clear similarities to the up and down pitching motion of the max 8s. but now i'm told there are also key dissimilarities. investigators trying to determine what is behind those. boeing has begun flight testing of the max 8 with new software and expected to have that wrapped up march ...

Investigators in both crèches believe safety system malfunctioned. experts say the fix is not difficult. >> on monday, the faa were planning an april 2 land a software upgrade and boeing had been working on. it would only take an hour for the upgrade to be uploaded to the airplanes. and one presumes that as soon as the software is uploaded and flight testing is completed, they are plants returned to the surface. >> david: "the wall street journal" said once the software update is complete, the faa pushing for extensive training on computers. while boeing officials advocate training, that is n...