We have all seen the footage of criminals trying to outrun the police helicopter and it is very, very rare that they get away, but yet cars travel so much faster than helicopters or do they? The...
Category: Helicopters
I still remember the first time I got to fly in a small aircraft and I was stunned just how close all the towns were that I had been driving around for years. What took an hour to go from one town to...
This was a question I remember asking my dad when I saw my first helicopter at an airshow. A Bell 47 was sitting next to a Westland Wessex helicopter that had wheels, so I asked my dad why the Bell...
If you have traveled a lot you will have been on aircraft piloted by two pilots and some that only have one pilot, so why can some be flown by just one pilot? Some of the reasons like safety may be...
Once you have selected your flight school the dream of becoming a pilot is on its way and if you are like I was, you cannot sit still! The next step is getting prepared for your arrival at the...
Many times we see on the news the tragic events of an aircraft accident and then find out that the aircraft was not equipped with a Black Box Flight Recorder. At first, it seems crazy that it is not...