The pre-takeoff briefing in a transport category airplane always includes the flying pilot’s intentions should an emergency or anomaly occur during the takeoff roll. The reason to have all the duck’s in a row is that once the aircraft accelerates to decision speed, there are precious few seconds available for much thinking. Decision speed – […]
FAIRBORN — You can try out flight and drone simulators, experience virtual and augmented reality demonstrations, learn more about the Wright brothers and watch five aircraft flyovers at the inaugural Festival of Flight. The free Festival of Flight will celebrate the importance of aviation in the Miami Valley 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. […]
After months of effort, The War Zone has been making steady headway in obtaining new details about the status of the U.S. Air Force’s remaining F-117 Nighthawk stealth combat jets and their future fates, including that one is headed for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Still, it has long proven difficult to get any details about who is still flying at least some […]
One small step: Some aircraft have their own stairs and need little more than a portable step to fill the gap. (CNN) — Sitting in the terminal building waiting to be called for our flight is a regular occurrence for most of us — but what’s really going on out there on the ramp while […]
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Sam Urato was 5 years old when his family loaded into a station wagon and fled Hilton Head Island ahead of Hurricane Hugo. This week, he’s headed in the opposite direction. He’s flying into the teeth of Hurricane Dorian. Urato is a hurricane hunter. He’s one of the select few who board […]
When an aircraft passes by overhead, it sometimes leaves a trail. These white lines of cloud, marking the path of the flight, are known as contrails. But why do they leave them, what are they made of, and are they always the same? Let’s take a look. What are contrails? Contrails are literally tiny clouds. […]
We are proud of amazing Midwest ATC employees for “stepping up” to help this awesome ACE Program. The below testimonial is from the Airport Manager. Great job Team! Hello Midwest Team, I just wanted to let you all know that your team at Easton FCT has gone “above and beyond” to support our airport’s newly […]
By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza, 403rd Wing Public Affairs / Published August 29, 2019 A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as Hurricane Hunters, taxis to the runway Aug. 25, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters staged their aircraft in the Dutch Caribbean island, Curaçao and began flying […]
Pilots line up to join the Geico Skytypers, despite the possibility of crashes. Standing a little under five and a half feet high, Steve Kapur is small but compact. His fierce stance suggests he’s more than capable of guiding 5,500 pounds of metal in precision turns thousands of feet in the air, then guiding it […]
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic’s newly refurbished home base now has a flight under its belt. The spaceflight company, which aims to start launching paying customers to suborbital space in the near future, declared its “Gateway to Space” building here operational yesterday (Aug. 15). During a media event, Virgin Galactic showed off the completed interiors of the structure’s […]
