As uncommon as it is, you may have seen a plane that has seemingly just "stopped" midair, and are asking yourself what you actually saw. Are your eyes playing tricks on you? There are a few military...
Category: General Aviation
If you have ever seen an air traffic controller's radar screen you must be wondering how the heck all those aircraft are flying and not hitting each other?! I was baffled just the same until I became...
Today's commercial airplanes have large control surfaces and when traveling at speed large quantities of force are required to move control surfaces or operate equipment. From flight control surfaces...
Most passengers would concur that flying in the vicinity of thunderstorms can be a nerve-racking experience, especially during a climb-out or descent through stormy skies. But while turbulence caused...
Have you ever noticed that the pilot comes on to announce they are about to begin the descent and they still seem to have 20-30 minutes left before landing? To some, it seems like a heck of a long...
Aviation geeks would remember the scene in the movie “Sully” where an Airbus A320, piloted by Captain Chelsea Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, hits a flock of Canadian geese,...