Using ForeFlight 12.1 to Help with your Flight Plan
Archives for » Page 46I made the unfortunate mistake of landing on a closed runway in the middle of the night many years ago and it still haunts me to this day. Yes, I checked my flight plan and notams and the weather, but somehow I missed the very important runway closure. To my credit, […]
Aircraft Performance Using Hydrogen Propulsion is a Reality
Archives for » Page 46Aircraft performance with a hydrogen engine may be coming to a small aircraft near you On September 24, 2020, ZeroAvia flew the first commercially viable aircraft powered by their new hydrogen propulsion system and the flight was a success! The Piper Malibu’s aircraft performance was impressive for such new technology, lasting […]
Aviation Training for Mechanics goes Virtual
Archives for » Page 46Aviation training courses for mechanics are getting a boost from technology I have never participated in virtual reality, probably because I’ve seen the people doing it look pretty darn silly. True, they’re riding roller coasters or bungee jumping or catching butterflies, but I prefer to maintain my existence in the real […]
Pilot Training for Helicopters to Include Accident Scenarios
Archives for » Page 46Helicopter pilot training will soon give pilots the extra edge to help ensure safer flights. Pilot training used to feel like a trap when I was young and naive. The instructors would pre-program various scenarios into the simulator or into their lesson plans for the actual airplane, just to try to […]
Aircraft Performance by Mother Nature
Archives for » Page 46Aircraft performance is getting a little closer to getting a little closer Who hasn’t looked up in wonder at the V-shaped pattern of geese when they’re migrating? Even non-aviation people may glance skyward in amazement when hundreds of geese fly in exact formation over their head, honking, and looking like they’re […]
CFIT Avoidance with a Disabled TAWS
Archives for » Page 46It’s hard to maintain CFIT avoidance with TAWS disabled What’s the expression they say when you do something foolish and you don’t know it until someone points it out to you? “Egg on your face,” or something like that? Well, my face was covered in egg after a particularly grueling approach […]
Aviation Weather Is Getting a Little Easier to Read
Archives for » Page 46Aviation weather will be easier to navigate thanks to a new radar system Not much bothers me after 40 years in aviation. I’ve seen the engine failures, the maintenance issues, the diversions. But I have to admit, I have a very healthy respect (fear?) for aviation weather, specifically big, booming thunderstorms. […]
The Need for Crew Resource Management During a Pandemic
Archives for » Page 46Crew resource management is just as important now as before the pandemic hit as more Captains may find themselves in the right seat As the aviation industry struggles to recover from the devastating effects of the global pandemic, many pilots are left wondering what will become of their once promising careers. […]
Pilot Training Made More Effective with New Airbus Helicopter
Archives for » Page 46Pilot training can’t protect against everything, but Airbus Helicopter is trying to change that Every time I see a solid black line through the EMS wings on social media, my heart skips a beat. It almost always means that another helicopter has gone down and as an EMS pilot for over […]
Pilot Training: Go or No-Go
Archives for » Page 46Pilot training for when it is time to stop trying might not be a bad idea The other day, I drove my car onto the taxiway at our local airport to watch my friend depart in a Piper Arrow, because, well…. because it never gets old watching a plane take off, […]