Jim Trusty 2012 It seems like such a simple question and really, it should be. We have spent an entire lifetime learning one thing or another, so why now should the inner workings of a flying machine pose a problem or three for us, the pilots? If we investigate just a little more, we start … Continue reading FROM THE LOGBOOK: HOW DO WE LEARN?
Trivia Teaser: Fixed Wing Fuselage
The first modern configuration airplane in history, comprising a fixed wing, fuselage, with horizontal and vertical tail surfaces, can be dated back as far as?
Trivia Teaser: Air Resistance
The first person to correctly state the relationship between air resistance and velocity was?
Trivia Teaser: Wind Tunnels
The first person to propose the use of wind tunnels to gather aerodynamic data was?
Trivia Testers: Air resistance and velocity
The first person to correctly state the relationship between air resistance and velocity was
Trivia Teaser: Wind Tunnels
The first person to propose the use of wind tunnels to gather aerodynamic data was?
Trivia Teaser: Safety First
If it is not possible to get a departure clearance from ATC, and you absolutely must take off from an uncontrolled airport in IMC, what’s the best and safest way for you to depart?
Trivia Teaser: Go Ahead, Make Your Day
True or False: America actually had a designated airplane the sole function of which was to be shot at. Oh, and it wasn’t a drone; it was manned, with a live (and possibly not always quite enthusiastically willing) pilot.
Trivia Teaser: For want of a shoe…
True or false: Taking off in a jet airliner with a deflated tire can cause a fire.
Trivia Teaser: The first bad apple
The first case of unlawful interference with a civil airliner occurred where?