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 ba
One of our favorite aviation magazines turns 50... Weather flying in Florida... and Jeb was right! All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #71 "Jeb Was Right"
Yesterday, flew the 407 for the first time since I came back from Bell School. Wow, I had that feeling you get on Christmas morning as I approached the Bell 407 to get in it and go fly patrol. As I ap
The formula for calculating the energy striking a square meter (or any other square, depending on the units chosen) of surface that is *perpendicular* to the source is [1]:
Barely home again before it’s time to go. Assuming the weather plays along, we’ll be taking the Saratoga out for an extended trip. We were initially planning an initial stop (well, if you
I am a big Daily Show fan. They don't discriminate who they make fun of, and they had the boss from the USAF Thunderbirds on once. This is almost 5 minutes, but worth every second.
Each time I fly with an instructor for the first time, I can tell in advance what he will say: “too slow in final turn, and landing left on center line”. These are two recurrent problems I
Having spent several hundreds of hours providing instruction in G1000-equipped aircraft, I've identified some enhancements that could really improve the unit's usability. Some of the features (or were
When I started flying almost three years ago, I was put into Cessna Skyhawks (C172). Solid planes and trainers that are also pretty good performers. Single engine Cessnas fall into a group of high w
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