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Screencapture of the Whiteman crash
Some pilots have been quick to criticize, which is not only beyond thoughtless but, at least in this mishap, apparently flat out wrong.
Isabel Goyer
Going Direct Snake Oil
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Isabel Goyer looks at the future of flight. Photo by papi8888/Shutterstock
OpinionGoing Direct: 8 Observations On The Future Of FlightIsabel Goyer
"The first big raid by the 8th Air Force was on a Focke Wulf plant at Marienburg. Coming back, the Germans were up in full force and we lost at least 80 ships - 800 men, many of them pals." 1943. Army Air Forces. (OWI) Exact Date Shot Unknown NARA FILE #: 208-YE-7 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1087
OpinionGoing Direct: Eighty Years Ago, With Freedom Under Attack, Hope Took Wing.Isabel Goyer
Aircraft Ownership
OpinionGoing Direct: The Glorious Insanity Of Airplane OwnershipIsabel Goyer
Aviation Observations
OpinionGoing Direct: 10 Aviation ObservationsIsabel Goyer
Deep State in Aviation
OpinionGoing Direct: There‘s A Deep State In Aviation, But It‘s Not What You ThinkIsabel Goyer
Robot Pilot
OpinionGoing Direct: The End Of The Human Fighter Pilot And What It Means For The Rest Of UsIsabel Goyer
Flying in the grand scheme
OpinionGoing Direct: Flying In The Grand Scheme Of 2020Isabel Goyer
The Boeing x-37B received the Collier Trophy.
OpinionGoing Direct: And The Collier Trophy Goes To The X-37B, Which is”€¦ A Robot Space Drone. Sigh.Isabel Goyer
The 19th Bomb Group crew photographed with a B-29 Superfortress in 1951 on Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
OpinionGoing Direct: The B-29 Superfortress‘ Short And Fiery HistoryIsabel Goyer
Pilots will have to get retested after receiving bogus sign-offs from an FAA inspector, the agency says.
OpinionGoing Direct: FAA: Bogus Sign-Offs From FAA Inspector Require Re-Testing. Really? Really?Isabel Goyer
Amelia Earhart
OpinionGoing Direct: Sully Unleashes Hornet‘s Nest On Social MediaIsabel Goyer

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