Aerobatics. According to the FAA (FAR Â§91.303), aerobatic flight is defined as âan intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraftâs attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight.â A more general, but equally accurate description, might be âsky dancing.â.
He served as military governor there until April 22, 1848, when he returned to Washington. Promoted brevet lieutenant general in February 1855, Scott became the highest-ranking officer in the Army since George Washington. As general-in-chief of the Army, he tried to prevent the American Civil War by counseling presidents James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln.
President Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief. President Abraham Lincoln, as commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A. McClernand after the Battle of Antietam, 1862.