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Ben Sclair

Quieter than a dishwasher

By Ben Sclair · July 25, 2022 ·

I’ll even hazard a guess that quieter aircraft would tamp down the pressure to close or restrict operations at the nation’s airports. It might even lower the heat on “getting the lead out” of avgas.

Everything Explained: The low approach

By Ben Sclair · July 20, 2022 ·

Everything Explained combines the two bits from the AIM and Pilot Controller Glossary, adds some additional airspace context, and stylizes it with the intent of making pertinent information stand out.

That’s one way to get to OSH22

By Ben Sclair · July 13, 2022 ·

Dave is planning to touch down in all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. along the way to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Virga adds Android availability

By Ben Sclair · June 24, 2022 ·

All PIREPs submitted through Virga are synced to the national Aviation Weather Center database at AviationWeather.gov and appear on all platforms that show PIREPs.

Forecasting turbulence in the search for a smoother ride

By Ben Sclair · June 22, 2022 ·

Combining the automated reporting from the more than 1,000 aircraft, PIREPs, and radar information, the hourly GTG forecast — which is updated at 15-minute intervals — produces a “nowcast.” 

Do one thing and do it well

By Ben Sclair · June 21, 2022 ·

“10,000 people who care deeply and do not want to stand by and watch these places go away.”

Nothing is free

By Ben Sclair · June 20, 2022 ·

Don’t misunderstand my curmudgeonliness.

It’s obvious…or is it?

By Ben Sclair · June 16, 2022 ·

Isn’t it interesting that we’re all speaking the same language and yet we are struggling to understand one another?

Thank you and Godspeed Mom

By Ben Sclair · May 30, 2022 ·

But one thing you never forgot and were never confused by was vanilla ice cream.

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