Boeing 737 Max Crisis: 5 Things We Need To Know
Back in late October of 2018, the world was saddened to see the news that an airliner had crashed in Indonesia. The plane, we learned, … Read More “Boeing 737 Max Crisis: 5 Things We Need To Know”
Back in late October of 2018, the world was saddened to see the news that an airliner had crashed in Indonesia. The plane, we learned, … Read More “Boeing 737 Max Crisis: 5 Things We Need To Know”
When the engine in Matt Lehtinen’s plane started hemorrhaging oil and losing power, he was in just about the worst possible place, over the densely … Read More “Cirrus Parachute Saves Pilot’s Life”
Trooper Thompson’s dash cam video capturing this morning’s events! Great job by the pilot and trooper! pic.twitter.com/7X0uWYJ9fc — Trooper Johnna Batiste (@wspd1pio) August 1, 2019 … Read More “Video! Plane Lands On Busy Washington Highway!”
When DHS issued its warning, it made us wonder if it knew anything about small planes or not. We’re thinking the latter. Read More “Going Direct: Why Homeland Security‘s Warning About Hacking Small Planes Is Just Silly.”
As with Louis Bleriot crossing the English Channel in 1909, the eyes of the world were on Franky Zapata as he attempted to be the … Read More “Video: Jet-Powered Hoverboard Splashes Down In English Channel”
If you use an automated computer- or app-based utility for filing your flight plans, it’s probably not going to be an issue. But starting very … Read More “FAA Mandates New Flight Plan Format”
A GPS NOTAM in Nevada? Okay. I can probably ignore that since I’m flying in California, right? Nope. In a recent example of a GPS … Read More “How To Keep Your Bearing When A GPS Outage Hits”
The Mystery: Do UFOs exist? And if so, what are they? The Backstory: In recent months, new revelations from the United States Department of Defense … Read More “Mysteries Of Flight: Are UFOs Real?”
EAA just released the statistics for this AirVenture 2019, which wrapped up on Sunday. They support what we were saying all week. It was an … Read More “EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019: A Ho-Hum AirVenture? Not Even. Here‘s What The Numbers Say”
The act of piloting an aircraft is one that takes great skill, both physically and mentally. That said, with rare exceptions, like aerobatics or flying … Read More “Plane Facts: Oldest Aviators”