How to Read a Weather Report like a Pilot
What Are the Best Trainer Aircraft in the World?
Flight schools around the world use various types of trainer aircraft. In this article I…
What is a NOTOC?
When flying, you might have observed how cargo was loaded into the belly of your…
The Story of Jessica Cox
An inspirational story about the pilot, Jessica Cox, who achieved what was thought to be…
The Satellite That Started the Space Race
Right now, satellites surround our planet, nearly 6,000, circle the earth, with huge constellations and…
V bombers
The United kingdom´s strategic nuclear strike force, officially known as the V-force or Bomber Command…
Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 missing.
Saturday, the 9th of January, a Boeing 737-500 operated by Sriwijaya Air has gone missing…
Eating a Cessna 150 for dinner?!
Imagine your dinner is ready and a you cannot wait any longer to taste the…
Timatic – a ground handler’s little big helper
Have you ever noticed that at the check-in counter ground handling staff also check for…
ValuJet Flight 592: The Crash That Changed Aviation
Photo credit: Wikepedia Commons In 1996, a Douglas DC-9 aircraft operated by ValuJet Airlines took…
Say No to Terrain Accidents – MSAW summarized
Flying too low is dangerous, many accidents happened due to flying at unsafe altitudes. This…
Flying Saucer “Avrocar”
A flying saucer made for the U.S. military, devised in the Cold War (period 1958-1959)…
The first woman to Fly the U-2 spy plane
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal, born in the Bronx, New York, in 1971 was the first and…
The Flying Pancake
A weirdly shaped, not very aesthetic plane that looks like a saucer that can never…
P-750 XSTOL
An aircraft model that with its capabilities and performance, could surprise us, The P-750 XSTOL. …
Hijacked aircraft? The secret emergency codes
How can pilots give a sign to the air traffic controllers if a plane has…
Why Flying Is the Safest Mode of Travel
Google it, if you want. Write “What’s the safest mode of travel?”, you’ll instantly know…
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