Understanding Via Clearances Of All Kinds
Ask a bunch of jet drivers what they think of “via clearances” and you’ll get some level of grumbles …
Pilot Stories
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The Many Paths To Becoming An Airline Pilot
Why would anyone want to become an airline pilot? It’s a great question. There are many ways to be …
A Pilot’s Last Words: “STENDEC”
Mysteries
What did the crew of BSAA Flight CS-59 mean when they sent and repeated the cryptic message “STENDEC …
What did the crew of BSAA Flight CS-59 mean when they sent and repeated the cryptic message “STENDEC …
Rare Airplane Model Discovery Leads To So Much More
In a thrift shop just off Atlanta’s DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, a wooden case caught my eye. Amy and I …
Flying At Night, Over Mountains
If you held an FAA private pilot certificate for six months, didn’t have an instrument rating, and had a …
Plane Facts: Tails
Proper term: Empennage
Primary function: Stabilization, control
Most common design: Conventional
% of aircraft with conventional tails: ~75%
Other common tail …
Intercepted By An F-16
As the F-16 crossed my flight path in a steep bank, I sensed the deadly honesty of its design …
Flying Across The Rocky Mountains At Night
Just a couple of feet below me, the world is not a friendly place. A blanket of black sky miles …
Scattering Ashes Is More Than Flying For A Pilot
Scattering cremated remains by airplane has been a labor of love for me and my family for the past 17 …
Getting Pilots To Speak Up
Not long after I moved to the rural area where I now reside, an experienced pilot who lived just down …
