When I first began looking at what it took to become a pilot the one thing that stood out by a mile was how much it costs to learn how to fly! At that time I was in my late teens and the cost just...
Category: Airplanes
As an airline pilot, I often get asked what pilots get up to in between flights. Depending on the type of flight routing we have will dictate how much time we get between flights and thus what we can...
Have you ever sat in an airport terminal looking at the runway and wondered about the dimensions of runways? How long is a particular runway, and why? What determines runway width, and how deep is...
The Boeing 737 Max tragedies sparked an enormous amount of litigation. From criminal prosecutions and individual civil claims to class action lawsuits and shareholder proceedings, the legal fallout...
When a low-flying plane passes through clouds, you may notice some cool-looking spirals coming off the wingtips. These are called wingtip vortices. But what are they and how are they formed? Are...
Have you ever wondered why flying directly over the Pacific Ocean seems few and far between? You may have already gone on enough vacations to last half a lifetime, but you just can't seem to recall...