Icon version of the Flipboard logoAirplanes Accident report roundup: time in type | Air Facts Journalairfactsjournal.com - John Zimmerman “The number of hours in your logbook does not determine whether you’re a good pilot.” I’ve heard a variation of that phrase for decades, but in spite …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoAirplanes No fast hands in the cockpit - why patience is a virtue | Air Facts Journalairfactsjournal.com - John Zimmerman My favorite flights are those I can share with a friend or family member, and they’re even better if I can travel somewhere far away. To me, being a …
Thomas Cook Thomas Cook: plans made for biggest UK peacetime repatriationThe Guardian - Sean Farrell and Gwyn TophamThe government and the aviation watchdog are drawing up plans for the biggest ever UK peacetime repatriation if Thomas Cook collapses, with 150,000 British customers currently on holidays overseas with
Flying Hazardous Attitude on CheckoutsFlying Magazine - By Matthew Wallace The hazardous attitude may lead an experienced pilot to believe that he doesn't need an aircraft checkout.
Aviation Aviation GagsFlying Magazine - By David Mamet Relating a handful of great aviation practical jokes and gaffs in history both recent and long ago.
Icon version of the Flipboard logoU.S. Air Force New Trainer Named To Honor Tuskegee Airmen - AVwebavweb.com - Kate O'Connor The U.S. Air Force’s new T-X trainer has officially been named the T-7A Red Hawk in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen “Red Tails,” the first black …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoAmerican Airlines AA Mechanic Accused Of Sabotage Denied Bail - AVwebavweb.com - Kate O'Connor A former American Airlines mechanic charged with willfully damaging, destroying or disabling an aircraft at Florida’s Miami International Airport …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoMultimedia Picture of the Week, September 19, 2019 - AVwebavweb.com
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Caça belga cai em França e um dos pilotos está preso em linha de alta tensãoiol.pt Em atualização
Icon version of the Flipboard logo EUA vão disponibilizar satélite para que hackers possam “sequestrá-lo”sapo.pt - Rui da Rocha Ferreira A Força Aérea dos EUA vai disponibilizar um satélite para que seja atacado por investigadores de segurança informática. E se alguém conseguir …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Espanha. Avião da Academia General del Aire cai no Mar Menor - SAPO 24sapo.pt - MadreMedia O acidente ocorreu perto da base aérea de San Javier, em Múrcia. De acordo com o a página de Twitter da Força Aérea Espanhola [Ejército del Aire], a …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoRoyal Air Force Hot shotsairscapemag.com - airscapemag Somewhat atypically, I’m rather confined to an official press release for this post. But the annual Royal Air Force Photographic Competition can be …
Flying Good News, Bad News: Reno Air Races 2019Flying Magazine - By Pia Bergqvist There was no lack of excitement in this year’s Stihl National Championship Air Races. A STOL Drag Demonstration became a hit with the crowds, and the …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoU.S. Air Force USAF: No Pax Or Cargo On KC-46 - AVwebavweb.com - Marc Cook The U.S. Air Force has “indefinitely barred” the Boeing 767-based KC-46 from carrying cargo or passengers. This move follows a recent incident where …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoMike Stefanik NASCAR Champ Mike Stefanik Killed In Ultralight Crash - AVwebavweb.com - Marc Cook Former NASCAR Modifieds champ Mike Stefanik was killed on Sunday when his Aerolite 103 ultralight crashed in eastern Connecticut. Stefanik was …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoReno, NV DRACO Ground Loops In Reno - AVwebavweb.com - Marc Cook Billed as the “most badass bushplane,” Mike Patey’s modified Wilga called DRACO suffered a devastating and, unfortunately, tremendously public …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Air Force Tests Robot Pilot - AVwebavweb.com - Russ Niles The Air Force has flown a Cessna 206 with a robotic pilot it says can essentially turn an aircraft into a drone and then get turned back into a …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoJohn Travolta Travolta's 707 Donation Flight Delayed - AVwebavweb.com - Russ Niles John Travolta’s Boeing 707 is the gift that keeps on taking and he likely won’t be making a farewell trip to Australia in the plane this November. …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoAirplanes The perfect pilot myth is finished | Air Facts Journalairfactsjournal.com - Mac McClellan Non-pilot acquaintances who know of my aviation background often ask about the Boeing 737 Max and its MCAS system. I do my best to explain what the …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoAirplanes Memories of flying the Connie | Air Facts Journalairfactsjournal.com - Jeff Hill The first big airplane I ever flew was the Lockheed Constellation, affectionately known as the Connie. The Connie simulator was just a procedures …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoNASA NASA Making Progress On Moon Mission - AVwebavweb.com - Kate O'Connor The hardware for NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission is beginning to come together. According to NASA, the engine section of the Space Launch System (SLS) …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoFlorida Patty Wagstaff's Bonanza Flips At St. Augustine - AVwebavweb.com - Russ Niles Veteran airshow pilot and aerobatics instructor Patty Wagstaff was slightly injured when the V-tail Bonanza she was flying departed the runway and …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoLaredo, TX Two Dead In Convair Crash (Updated) - AVwebavweb.com - Kate O'Connor Two people were killed in the crash of a Convair 440 near Ohio’s Toledo Express Airport (TOL) on Wednesday. The aircraft went down at approximately …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Austrian Airlines Tests Drones For Aircraft Inspectionsmro-network.com Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has been trialing the use of drone technology to inspect paint and structural damage on its fleet of 36 Airbus …
Icon version of the Flipboard logo Greve. British Airways cancela quase 100% dos voos no Reino Unidoobservador.pt - Agência Lusa Pilotos britânicos marcaram uma paralisação de dois dias e exigem maiores aumentos salariais. Companhia apela aos clientes que verifiquem se têm voo …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoBoeing Boeing Top MAX Pilot Takes The Fifth Over Document Subpoena - AVwebavweb.com - Russ Niles The former chief technical pilot on the Boeing 737 MAX has invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to turn over documents subpoenaed by the …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoAir Traffic Night, over water | Air Facts Journalairfactsjournal.com - Kristin Britt No horizon line. No lights. Black below; black above. You’ve left the comforting, glowing lights along the shoreline and set your track into the void …
Flying The Golden Age of Traffic ReportingFlying Magazine - By Martha Lunken A pilot comes clean about a friend's traffic reporting job in the 1960s.