As a cargo pilot, I do a lot of night flying… I get to see a lot of the world in my “day” job. Oddly enough, most of the places look the same after a while. I see two rows of blue lights and if...
First Flight: The Early Aviators The dream of flying is as old as humankind itself. Throughout our history, we have struggled to achieve flight. And it wasn’t until fairly recently in our...
Using Force Persuasion For More Effective Crew Resource Management To err is human; to crash, unacceptable. If we know that humans inevitably make mistakes, how do we balance that idea and still keep...
Flight Simulator flying skills translate into real world abilities Flight simulators are just games, right? People who don’t really fly play them in their den, right? They have no idea of what it...
Renter’s Aircraft Insurance Coverage: The Hidden Danger General aviation faces many challenges today. There is increased security and airspace regulation. Economic challenges have slowed the progress...
If you want to make aviation videos, a GoPro camera can be a great tool! The GoPro camera is everywhere these days! You see people using them in just about every recreational sport, from skiing and...
One private pilot’s experience with finding out about the mountain wave the hard way. It was a lazy, sunny southern California Saturday in February 1998. We didn’t yet know it, but we were...
A video series covering the basic aircraft components. In this article, we’ll be sharing a series of eight short videos. These videos cover the basic aircraft components that you’ll find...
Setting the Flight Endurance World Record There are a lot of world records related to flight. They can be in either a manned or unmanned aircraft, re-fueled or un-refueled, and cover areas such as...
