The latest episode of Mythbusters tackles the myth of cell phones on airplanes. Their experiment was done two different ways. First they purchased a bunch
Category: Interesting Things
Take a look at some of the things I find interesting. You just might be amazed!
Crew Resource Management. It’s a concept that is relatively new to the aviation scene. The idea behind CRM is that work flows and communication in
This is a repost from Aviatrix’s latest post. First, some background: ADF Is a navigation tool thats based on AM radio signals. The way it
This clip is a good example of a language barrier that could cause potential problems with air traffic. It looks like the controller was telling
I’m sure you’ve heard the news. Steve Fossett is trying to break the longest flight record in his Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer. I’d be interesting
… according to one of my teachers. Let’s start off with a little bit of grade 10 physics: There are four forces that act on
I happen to come across an image of an aircraft that smashed into a house. I decided to look up its registry and discovered that
Since my flight was canceled today because of the weather, I figured it would be a good time to talk about NOTAMs. A NOTAM is
The CBC is reporting that the supreme court is investigating whether Air Canda flight attendants should get paid as much as pilots. The paragraph that
This video was on a cd that I got with one of my textbooks. It was produced by Transport Canada. It talks about carb icing.