Going Direct: The Theory Of Lift Is Dead
A reflection on the sad state of ignorance among pilots regarding how our airplanes fly.
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A reflection on the sad state of ignorance among pilots regarding how our airplanes fly.
At least that’s the best guess from investigators looking into major damage a 737 received while on approach to land.
Here are the blockbuster aviation stories of a remarkable 2018 for GA.
Part of the job of an aviation journalist is to write about things that are really hard to write about.
There is a definite correlation among airspeed, stopping power, braking action, and available runway. The math is really complicated, but pilots are really good at getting it right. Most of the time, that is.
Kelsey Berreth is a pilot. Why that, among other factors, has complicated this missing person case with several strange details to it.
The phenomenon is not new, but the crash of a Malibu in Eugene, Oregon, makes clear that the threat is as lethal as ever.
The death of Troy Gentry was caused by two simple errors, NTSB reports.