Last Week’s Poll Results: Leave It To The Experts
Most respondents say armchair accident analysis is harmful.
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Training for Fairytales
Being aviation professionals, we need to train for what is possible, even if it seems unlikely. It’s the things you least expect that inevitably will happen. If you’re not ready for them, you’ll definitely struggle. The Unicorn Clearance It was a quiet morning—the pondering kind. There weren’t many planes, maybe four, in my low-altitude sector […]
Short Final: Man Of Few Words
From IFR Magazine reader Daniel Spitzer My copilot Daniel and I were inbound to New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport in our Embraer Praetor 500. Our arrival was during a busy time for one of the busiest GA airports in the world. In the middle of continuous rapid-fire transmissions on Newark Approach, ATC instructed us, “84 Papa […]
Last Week’s Poll Results: Spotty Internet
The Web is everywhere it seems, except at airports. Most people use their phone or tablet hotspots.
SUA Collision Avoidance
Various special use airspace (SUA) and the military operations that accompany them are somewhat enigmatic—we know we should stay away, but we really don’t know the particulars. And if you’ve ever taken a longer trip, encountering an SUA is inevitable. So it’s critical that we understand how to operate in and around them. That’s why […]
Short Final: A Vote of No-Confidence
From the U.S. Naval Institute Facebook page: After the engine cut out, a Dauntless returning to USS Yorktown began to fly erratically and lose altitude until the pilot was able to restart it. The pilot called to his gunner: “I bet 50 percent of the people down there thought we were going to crash.” The […]
Last Week’s Poll Results: Weather Was A Factor
More than half of respondents were grounded by weather during the year.
Pilot/Olympian Iris Cummings Critchell Dies At 104
Iris Cummings Critchell, an aviation pioneer and the last known surviving U.S. Olympic swimmer from the 1936 Berlin Games, passed away at age 104 last week. According to the New York Times, after competing in the games where she finished fourth in her 100m breaststroke heat in Berlin, Critchell turned her attention to another passion—aviation. […]
Flying Eyes Glasses: Versatile, Flexible
I was an early adopter of the headset-friendly Flying Eyes sunglasses, evaluating the company’s first Hawk model back in 2012. I liked them so much I had them fitted with my prescription. I kept the long-term evaluation going and today I own three pairs of Flying Eyes glasses—all fitted with my prescription. How are they […]
Short Final: ‘Stand-Up’ Controller
From IFR Magazine reader Larry Anderson: I recently had my Jetprop panel updated at a Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport FBO. We conducted several test flights to verify everything was working correctly and the airplane could be signed off for release. On one approach, this was the conversation with the Tower: Jetprop: “Phoenix Tower, Jetprop 1234 […]
