Cri-Cri, avec photo
Updated: 2010-10-28 21:48:10
A while ago I did a post about our upcoming Cri-Cri article. And several of you called me out for not posting a picture of this mini-twin. So here you go! Clear prop!- A while ago I did a post about our upcoming Cri-Cri article. And several of you called me out for not posting a picture of this mini-twin. So here you go! Clear prop!
Your Dreamliner is ready
Updated: 2010-10-26 21:35:52This YouTube video shows how good it can get for the private owner of a Boeing 787. The airplane is only $270 million but keeps going up. Don't delay. The interior is $80 million, and worth every penny, but who's counting?Photos - Korean Air A380 in Final Production
Updated: 2010-10-24 22:44:33Airbus A380 production moves ahead with the next new operator of the A380 - Korean Air. Four A380s for Korean Air are now in production. The first aircraft is currently being prepared for its maiden flight, with the second and third aircraft now positioned next to each other in the main assembly hall. Meanwhile the joining [...]Avionics Overkill
Updated: 2010-10-21 22:17:18
I used to fly aerobatic airplanes at airshows and confess to a certain love/hate relationship with the whole endeavor. The low-level airshow flying was exhilarating – but cross-country trips in extremely range-limited VFR airplanes were downright scary. A stronger-than-unanticipated headwind, a deviation around a thunderstorm, or a low stratus cloud layer required making rapid decisions [...]Pilot refuses AIT Screening - Fight for your Rights!
Updated: 2010-10-17 18:24:20Michael Roberts is a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines. On Friday he has been denied access to the secured area of the terminal building at Memphis International Airport as he attempted to pass through the security line. Why? Because he didn’t wish to be scanned by the new, highly controversial AIT scanners. These devices, featured by [...]Videos - Cebu Pacific Safety Dance
Updated: 2010-10-14 14:58:59Well you probably have seen the famous Cebu Pacific Safety Dance already at various news channels. Anyway Cebu Pacific plans to roll this out onto more flights and now there’s even a male dance, too. According to Cebu Pacific the safety demo dance is done at cruising altitude and a serious safety demonstration will be still [...]For the joy of flight
Updated: 2010-10-14 05:57:32
As I soaked up the changing autumn leaves during a leisure flight before work this week, I couldn’t help but reflect on the freedoms we enjoy flying in the United States. I woke up early, drove to the airport, performed a pre-flight, and listened to the ATIS before departing Frederick for a short, local flight. [...]‘Tailwind’: Up and away
Updated: 2010-10-04 23:09:59
As balloonists from around the world gather at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico to compete and show off their balloons to hundreds of thousands of spectators, I can’t help but feel a longing to be a part of the magic with mass ascensions and night glows. I recently experienced my first balloon [...]