SOME BASIC POINTS ABOUT PROPSIn the office of a colleague sits an industrial-sized fan with short and stubby blades that are as wide as they are long. Turn it on, and...
LEANING ON IT IN CRUISETo a non-flyer taking a ride in an older small plane, there is one moment early in the flight that may well shift the relaxed passenger’s...
LOADING UP IN A TURNA pilot friend recently recounted how once, on a weekend trip to a well-known resort village, he watched in astonishment at what he...
WHY THE MAGNETO CHECK?Every flight, from beginning to end, owes its successful management to a series of systematic procedures conducted by the pilot....
WHAT’S UP ABOUT DIESELS?When an aviation leviathan like Cessna makes a move, everyone else in the industry stands up and takes notice. Whether it be their recent...