A while back I posed the question “Does an airplane in 45° bank experience more G forces than a slower one?” The quick answer: No. The G forces (or load factor) on the aircraft does not change based on the speed you are flying. The equation to calculate load factor (n) is as follows: Where…
A few lighthearted clips to get you through ‘humpday’. (All courtesy of liveatc.net). Hats Off to JFK – A pilot reports a hat on the taxiway… it turns out to be a Red Sox baseball cap. I Have Information Blue – A pilot forgot the phonetic alphabet for the letter “Y” – he ended up…
Last week I was in Boston. I flew out of Buffalo because it was a signifigant cost savings over flying out of the most expensive airport in the world. After a nice three days of relaxing, we were waiting for our return flight at the airport. I was keeping a close eye on the US…
I will be out of town (in Boston) for the next week. I wasn’t able to fly this past weekend due to poor weather. In the meantime, check out this post at Sullako’s Blog of a crazy crosswind landing attempt. Ouch!
This weekend had beautiful weather. With blue skies comes flying. I had the pleasure of nt having one, but two flights with my FI in the Seminole. The flights consisted of some circuit practice, slow flight, steep turns, and single engine “stuff”. The multi engine rating is all about procedures and checklists. You already know…
The weather last night was perfect for a flight. I brought along a friend from work and we did a city tour. I totally forgot about the eclipse that night until I was out on the ramp, and happened to glance up at the moon. After a slow start (due to a snag on the…
I’m sure he knew he had enough runway when he calculated his take-off performance.
When I got my new license from TC with my night rating on it, there was an additional “rating” as well that I didn’t recognize. It was the English proficiency rating. Here are the details from an email from the CFI at Toronto Airways: All of the ICAO countries have passed an agreement that the…
Special VFR allows a pilot to land or take-off (in daylight only) during weather that is considered to be IFR. This is especially useful if the weather is crappier than forecast at a destination, you can request SVFR into the zone and land. Several pilots did just that at Buttonville on Monday afternoon. The visibility…