Staying ahead of the airplane is the name of the game, especially when it comes to IFR flying. One of the easiest ways to do that is to keep your radios set one step ahead of the game. Here s how I...
Cessna announced it s next foray into the long-range mid-size market by unveiling the new Citation Longitude at EBACE in Geneva. Cessna is reviving a lot of the features of the cancelled Citation...
Aviation-weather expert John Zimmerman has been keeping busy with the Air Facts Journal a blog based upon the popular Air Facts Journal of yesteryear and the ever-popular Sporty s Air Facts videos. His most recent project: a wonderful series of...
General aviation stories tend to be inaccurate and negative at best. No, the media isn t out to get us, but according to AOPA aviation is a complicated and specialized industry that can t be understood in a few phone calls. In short, we aren t...
We all know that 121.5 is the emergency frequency, and we pretend to make a mayday call during every simulated engine failure. But what you probably weren t taught is that listening to guard could...
One of the steepest hurdles in instrument training is building the confidence and proficiency to talk to ATC on the radio. You know, mic fright . This is what startup company PilotEdge is all about....
In what will be a once-in-a-lifetime event, the Space Shuttle Enterprise will make a low-altitude flyover of New York City atop the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. The flyover is scheduled to occur shortly after 10am, weather permitting, and...
If you re like William Langewiesche, then your opinion is yes. But if you re a true stick-and-rudder pilot, you ll find the book Fly by Wire an interesting, if not infuriating read. Disguised as an...
Earlier today I heard a rumor that two Blue Angels F/A-18 s were going to make do a fly-by over New York. Fellow New York aviation geek Robert Cigliano tweeted that the Blue Angels had just been cleared for takeoff at nearby Farmingdale Republic...
Fellow blogger and pilot Jeffrey Synk recently tweeted: The biggest, number 1 secret to a successful single-engine IFR flight you ready? Organization from preparation to engine shutdown. He s right,...