A role model in General Aviation Flight Training The other day while browsing through African American Aviation History websites and blogs, I came across a name that I had heard many a times, but never got an opportunity (or simply being lazy maybe) to learn more about. So, I decided to spend some time, and [...] Read more »
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The 5-Ts of IFR Flying
by av8er October 19, 2009 » Add the first comment.
Like I mentioned in one of my earlier articles, we pilots like to use a lot of acronyms and memory aids to help us remember things in an easy and organized manner. Not that we are low on RAM or something, it’s just a way of filing and organizing information in our brains so it [...] Read more »
Visual Illusions – Spatial Disorientation
by av8er October 4, 2009 » Add the first comment.
Seeing Is Not Believing Spatial Orientation Spatial orientation defines our natural ability to maintain our body orientation and/or posture in relation to the surrounding environment (physical space) at rest and during motion. Genetically speaking, humans are designed to maintain spatial orientation on the ground. The flight environment is hostile and unfamiliar to [...] Read more »
Effects of lightning strike on an aircraft
by av8er September 23, 2009 » Add the first comment.
del.icio.us Tags: aircraft,lightning strike,static-wick,static wick Pilot or a passenger, we all have wondered what would happen if the airplane that I’m flying in is hit by lightning? We know that friction causes drag. What we may not realize is that this same friction also creates static electricity. As an airplane flies through the air it [...] Read more »