Aviation has completed over a century of dynamic growth and advancement, resulting in the present air transportation system dominated by the commercial airline industry’s hub and spoke system. The initial 50 years of aviation were a chaotic, rapid evolutionary process involving disruptive technologies that required frequent modifications. The second half century produced a stable evolutionary [...] Read more »
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An Aircraft in each household – a dream or reality?
by av8er October 20, 2009 » Add the second comment.
Green is the future of Aviation as well
We have been noticing, eventually, that the Green initiative to save our beloved planet earth is picking up globally. It is somewhat late, but I would agree to being late than sorry is still better. Computers, home electronics, vehicles, just about in every industry there is a new born phenomenon of going green. And my [...] Read more »
Careers in Aviation – 9 Pilot Certificates Explained
by av8er October 19, 2009 » Add the second comment.
Guest Post by: Erik Johannessen There are millions of Persons around the world, who have learned to fly. Some of them do it just for fun, others use it as a way to travel to work and there are others who become career pilots to earn a living. If you are starting to do research [...] Read more »
Alcohol and Aviation
by av8er October 10, 2009 » Add the second comment.
I was reading an article about when do you have to report a DUI or DWI related action (in a motor vehicle) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)? You can read it here. It is true that any arrest, and/or conviction has to be reported to the FAA within 60 days, as required by FAR [...] Read more »
Hearing and Noise in Aviation
HEARING The term hearing describes the process, function, or power of perceiving sound. Hearing is second only to vision as a physiological sensory mechanism to obtain critical information during the operation of an aircraft. The sense of hearing makes it possible to perceive, process, and identify among the myriad of sounds from the surrounding environment. [...] Read more »
Fatigue in Aviation
by av8er October 2, 2009 » Add the first comment.
Fatigue is an expected and ubiquitous aspect of life. For the average individual, fatigue presents a minor inconvenience, resolved with a nap or by stopping whatever activity that brought it on. Typically, there are no significant consequences. However, if that person is involved in safety-related activities such as operating a motor vehicle, piloting an aircraft, [...] Read more »
Pilot Certificates (or licenses)
by iflyasa September 22, 2009 » Add the first comment.
Private pilot certificate, private pilot license, PPL, CPL, commercial pilot ….? What are all these terms? This article will briefly discuss these and similar terms so you can better understand what all these things mean. The following article is for basic understanding of the pilot certificates and licenses, and is not written for the professional [...] Read more »