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What does it take to be a good pilot? I’m sure you could lock me a windowless room with a blank legal pad and I’d come up with nothing in trying to answer that. But I know one when I see one and that’s one of the most fun things about my job. I travel […]
Pilot Jonathan Trappe, who has crossed the English Channel flying his unusual cluster of small helium balloons, now is in Maine waiting for the right weather to launch across the sea. Trappe spoke with AVweb‘s Mary Grady about how he is preparing for the flight, what challenges he expects, and how you can track his […]
Australia’s aviation accident investigation agency, the ATSB, Thursday released its final report on an uncontained engine failure that occurred November 4, 2010, on a Qantas Airbus A380 over Indonesia and severely damaged aircraft systems. Investigators concluded that an oil pipe in the jet’s Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine had been “made with a thin wall section” […]
The NTSB’s recent release of a final report regarding the fatal November 13, 2011, crash of a Cirrus SR-22T shed light on a flight noteworthy for its aerobatics; it also invites speculation regarding the potentially untapped value of recorded flight data in general aviation. Both Avidyne and Garmin produce avionics (the Entegra and G1000, for […]
Two people died doing low-level aerobatics with a wing walker this week, and Jonathan Trappe is ready to launch across the North Atlantic in a boat suspended by hundreds of small helium balloons. Should the government be involved with adventuresome aviation feats? (click to answer) Last Week’s Question: Results Want to see the current breakdown […]
If you haven’t seen this video, take a few moments to watch it. In a nutshell, it’s a video summary from several angles of a post takeoff engine failure in a Bonanza and the subsequent forced landing just off the airport. The pilot, who along with his passenger, emerged unhurt from the accident said he […]
Canadian businessman Ian Cotton is selling his almost-flyable Sea Harrier on eBay. He spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles about how the jump jet made it to his driveway in Red Deer, Alberta. Duration: File Size: download here
Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to watch on YouTube. The pilots of a Thomas Cook A330 had their hands full when the right engine of the big airliner failed on the takeoff roll at Manchester Airport in the U.K. Planespotter video by Eddie […]
Qantas flight crews are furious that an airline staffer was allowed to dress as a pilot and fly in the jump seat of an A380, according to a story in Tuesday’s Sydney Morning Herald. The pilots’ union has lodged a formal complaint with the airline, stating that a staff member from navigation services wore a […]
The company that I was with had a chief pilot who liked to play with ATC (in the ’60s): Bonanza 123:“Bonanza 123. Give me the word. I want to make like a bird.” Detroit Tower:“You got the nod. Leave the sod!” Bud Walkervia e-mail
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