Wish I Was Flying

Sometimes I just wish I was flying ….

So just what went wrong ….

On September 17, 2009, in Flying, Humour, Safety, by jon

Another YouTube star is born. This time, it’s a runway overshoot on St. Barthélemy’s notoriously short runway 10/28. Several readers drew our attention to this video, and we’ve done an analysis on what went wrong. St. Bart’s is short, all right, but really not that different from a hundred other runways cluttered up with trees, [...]

NTSB conclude downdrafts killed Fossett

On July 13, 2009, in Flying, Safety, by jon

The National Transportation Safety Board has determined in a report that adventurer Steve Fossett was most likely killed while trying to escape downdrafts that exceeded the performance of his Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon. More details can be found on the aopa web site

When to be quiet in flight

On July 13, 2009, in Safety, by jon

One important thing about flying, is knowing when not to talk … and when to ensure the conversation doesn’t wander. This article on flyingmag.com covers this quite nicely

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Wish I Was Flying

So just what went wrong ….

NTSB conclude downdrafts killed Fossett

When to be quiet in flight

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