Experts seemed to have missed one critical aspect of the Jeju Air flight 2216 crash video: the aircraft didn’t slow down as it slid along the runway. The aircraft touched down at around 160 knots, and after it was in the grass, it was still doing about 152 knots. But the only way that could happen… is if the engines were developing a lot of power and weren’t at idle.
The new Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset not only helps prevent hearing loss, but it also provides pilots with a custom sound profile…to compensate for hearing loss you already have. But probably the best feature is that the headset has a built-in carbon monoxide monitor that is always on when the headset is on. I love that because now I don’t have to remember to pull out and turn on my standalone CO monitor when I fly.
Last week, all pilots and passengers miraculously survived a midair crash at Centennial Airport, near Denver, CO. A Cirrus SR22, which was flying a right traffic pattern to runway 17R, hit a Metroliner that was on a long final to runway 17L. The Cirrus, which was flying a shallow, continuous turn from downwind to final, … Read more
What do some fighter jets, light business jets, turboprops and even Joby Aviation’s eVTOL all have in common? They all use, or plan to use, the Garmin G3000 or G5000 glass cockpit! The Garmin G3000 and G5000 are used in twenty-three aircraft models, and manufacturers have announced plans to use them in a half dozen … Read more
There are so many lessons to be learned from this accident, so please listen to this episode of my podcast.
If you don't listen to the Aviation News Talk podcast, I encourage you to subscribe here for iPhones and here for Android phones or listening on a desktop computer. In the most recent episode, I talk about the tragic crash of an SR22 last month in Illinois. I was initially struck by the large number … Read more
Check out my latest YouTube video interview with George Bye that includes a number of images and video clips supplied by Bye Aerospace. George has been on a 12-year quest to make electric aircraft a reality. I became convinced that electric aircraft are our future after I first talked with George in 2010 and later … Read more
Somatogravic illusion affects all pilots, and it continues to kill them in five specific situations. Part of the reason Somatogravic Illusion is so successful in killing pilots is that it is rarely taught to pilots. And to help you learn about how it kills pilots and the five specific situations for where you should … Read more
Last week, the NTSB held a 4-hour meeting about the crash of an Atlas Air 767 that crashed into a Bay near Houston last year. Amazingly everything was going fine until both pilots started making errors, and in just 30 seconds they plunged from 6,000 feet into the Bay. In episode #156 of my Aviation … Read more
I'm excited about a new video I just posted of my interview with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro. In it, Catherine talks about some of the debunked theories of lift that some flight instructors still talk about and then about how lift really works. She explains stalls and then shows videos that show how a skidding stall … Read more