Is Aviation As We Know It Dead?
Is aviation as we know it dead? Don't count on it! Americans are innovators, hard workers and determined when the going gets tough.
Is aviation as we know it dead? Don't count on it! Americans are innovators, hard workers and determined when the going gets tough.
June 06, 2020
Is Aviation As We Know It Dead?
Is aviation as we know it dead? Don't count on it! Americans are innovators, hard workers and determined when the going gets tough.
John White
May 23, 2020
How Do ANR Headsets Work?
How do active noise reduction headsets work? ANR (Active Noise Reduction) aviation headsets use active noise-cancelling technology to reduce distracting background noise providing exceptionally reduced high ambient noise like pilots experience in an aircraft cockpit. Active noise-cancelling headsets have components not present in ordinary headphones: Noise-canceling circuitry –...
John White
May 16, 2020
How Many Decibels Does It Take To Interfer With Safe Flight ?
As pilots we are always around a lot of ambient noise. In fact, even if you aren't a pilot there is ambient noise all around us! But for pilots the amount of ambient noise in the cockpit can adversely affect our ability to fly safely. Before we decide how to...
John White
May 09, 2020
Hearing, dBs and Noise in Aviation
The last time you flew an airplane did you listen? I mean really listen! All airplanes make noise but so what? Well, if you value your health and safety while flying it should matter! The Importance of Hearing in Aviation As pilots we need to be able to hear properly...
John White
April 29, 2020
The Douglas Aircraft Company
Donald Willis Douglas Sr. Aviation Pioneer Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (April 6, 1892 – February 1, 1981) Douglas, from the age of 16, was an early enthusiast about the burgeoning aviation field with new aircraft seemingly coming at break neck speed. He built all kinds of model airplanes, some with...
John White
April 14, 2020
Apollo 13
It's 2:13pm on April 11, 1970 as Apollo 13 explodes into life, white hot flames streaming from it's engines as it screams upward towards the moon. Amid the thunder of the launch crowds across the causeway cheer as they peer skyward, watching in awe, as this magnificent man-made machine accelerates into the clear blue sky....
John White
January 29, 2019
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Desk Aircraft Model
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation This is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The L-1049 was Lockheed's response to the successful Douglas DC-6 airliner, first flying in 1950. The aircraft was also produced for both the United States Navy and Air Force as transport, electronics, and airborne early warning and control aircraft....
John White
October 24, 2018
Weather Briefings and Aircraft Accidents
Weather Briefings and Aircraft Accidents There is no question about weather being a significant item when looking at the cause of an accident. This makes your weather briefings important to understand and pay attention to. I recommend that you attend this webinar and learn more about what parts are important...
John White
August 11, 2018
My Go Flight Kneeboard for iPad 2, 3 or 4
The MyGoFlight MGF-KNE-1051 kneeboard for the iPad 2, 3 or 4 THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF EFB KNEEBOARDS - The MGF-KNE-1051 The iPad Kneeboard Sport™ is the perfect aviation kneeboard, mount and everyday case for the iPad. It is designed for the pilot looking to secure their iPad on either leg,...
John White
January 17, 2018
Flight Instructing - Telling or Teaching?
Flight Instructing - Telling or Teaching? Today many who are flight instructing are simply building time to move on to a career in commercial aviation. The question is whether or not they are simply telling the students what to do or are they really teaching the student how to fly....
John White
January 10, 2018
The Red Baron - Manfred von Richthofen
The Red Baron Perhaps the most famous pilot of World War I, Manfred von Richthofen (known as "The Red Baron") created havoc among Allied pilots downing officially 80 Allied aircraft during WWI. von Richthofen earned the nickname after his Fokker Dr. 1 triplane is painted in a distinctive red livery....
John White
March 14, 2017
Polarized vs Nonpolarized Sunglasses For Pilots
Airplane Cockpit Windscreens and Polarization Most airplane cockpit windscreens are at least partially polarized from either built-in polarization or from windscreen heating elements. When you look through a polarized windscreen the world looks normal. But when you look at a polarized windscreen through polarized sunglasses you can get a rainbow...
John White
March 10, 2017
Is Private Jet Travel Worth It?
Is Private Jet Travel Worth It? A great question - is private jet travel worth it? Does it save time? Will it improve business? Does it makes dollar sense? With an improving economy private jet travel is getting another look. But after considering everything is it worth it? Some entrepreneurs...
John White
November 02, 2015
Super Constellation C121A "Bataan"
History of the “BATAAN,” Lockheed C-121A Constellation This particular Super Constellation has a very interesting history, and while researching the aircraft for this post I found the following article written by Robert “Bob”Burns, Ret. NASA Test Coördinator/Simulations Director published in the American Aviation Historical Society Journal, Winter 2007. Lockheed C-121A...
John White
October 20, 2015
A Real Story Of A General Aviation Accident
No pilot every wants to have an accident, and we all know that a general aviation accident attracts a lot of attention, a lot of which is not positive. In the following video the pilot of a general aviation accident recounts his experiences which resulted in an accident. Watch as...
John White
August 14, 2015
What happened to Neil Armstrong after landing on the moon?
Neil Armstrong said "... and this guy has some real good dope." At first we were stunned, then burst out in uncontrollable laughter. Professor Armstrong at the University of Cincinnati Neil Armstrong was a faculty member of the University of Cincinnati Aerospace Engineering from 1971 to 1979. Having landed on...
John White