Land And Hold Short Operations
Archives for » Page 15How Land and Hold Short Operations Work Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) is an air traffic control procedure created to increase airport capacity without compromising aircraft safety. ATC will clear the pilot to land with a specific restriction to hold short of an intersecting runway, intersecting taxiway, or some other […]
Pilot Training Program Helps Single-Pilot Insurability
Archives for » Page 15A pilot training program aimed to help insure single-pilot operators High performance, single-pilot flying is not for the faint of heart. Oh sure, when it’s a beautiful day and all systems are purring like a kitten, life is good. On those days, you almost start to wonder why they made such […]
Creating An Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)
Archives for » Page 15What is the goal of an Aviation Safety Action Program? The purpose of the Aviation Safety Action Program is to enhance aviation safety through the prevention of incidents and accidents. The program encourages voluntary reporting of safety issues and events that are brought to the attention of participating air carriers, repair […]
European Flight Planning for Less Reserve Fuel
Archives for » Page 15Flight planning in Europe to include less fuel required Have you ever had a low fuel light illuminate in flight? I have, and it is not pleasant. When it happened to me, it was a stormy night (of course) and we were in a new to us airplane, so we weren’t […]
TCAS II | Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
Archives for » Page 15The History of TCAS The original Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS I) was designed to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions by increasing pilot awareness of nearby aircraft. The system monitors the airspace around an aircraft, looking for other transponder equipped planes that may pose a collision threat. When […]
Pilot Training Records in the new Pilot Records Database
Archives for » Page 15Pilot training records verification is changing based on the FAA Pilot Records Database The long-awaited Pilot Records Database (PRD) is here. However, not everyone is enthusiastic about its arrival. The idea of this database is not entirely new, the Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA) has been around for decades, but unfortunately, […]
Air Traffic Control | Changes to Rest Rules
Archives for » Page 15FAA Wants to Change Air Traffic Controller Rest Requirements Pilot fatigue is a topic with which the aviation industry is familiar. But what about air traffic controller fatigue? The FAA is planning to revise the ATC rest requirements, changing the way air traffic controller work shifts are scheduled. The NTSB is […]
Winglets on Aircraft | Their Purpose and Benefits
Archives for » Page 15Winglets on Aircraft Winglets are nearly vertical airfoil at an airplane’s wingtip that reduces drag by inhibiting turbulence. They also call it a small wing. Both descriptions are correct and explain why winglets are becoming more and more popular as designers strive to create the most aerodynamic and efficient aircraft for […]
Angle of Attack in Aviation
Archives for » Page 15Reviewing Angle of Attack for Safe Flying Whether you are a professional pilot with 20,000 hours or a student pilot fresh out of ground school, angle of attack (AOA) is important. And, unless you are fortunate enough to have an AOA indicator in your plane, you won’t always know how close […]
Ground Effect in Fixed Wing Aircraft
Archives for » Page 15Ground Effect Defined Regarding fixed-wing aircraft, the definition of ground effect is the reduced aerodynamic drag that the wings of an aircraft generate when they are close to the ground (or water). This is primarily caused by the ground obstructing the creation of wingtip vortices which interrupts the downwash behind the […]