While I don’t know where the term black box comes from, I’m pretty sure I know why it won’t go away: It sounds cool.
Fly Like A Girl
“There are so many women that have played an important role in the aviation and STEM world. Fly Like a Girl brings some of these women’s stories to light.”
Garmin updates GI 275
Additional features include the display of outside air temperature, groundspeed, true airspeed and wind on the attitude indicator.
No one left behind
“At its core, Unforgotten is an in-depth exploration of the U.S. military’s most sacred credo — ‘No One Left Behind.'”
Electrical failure beginning of bad landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night after an electrical failure, which resulted in the airplane striking runway lights.
Picture of the Day: Fourth generation pilot in training
Joshua Alexander submitted this photo and note: “Sloane Alexander, who is 9 years old, has logged eight hours in a Diamond DA40 with Kate Short of the Aspen Flight Academy, her CFI in Aspen, Colorado. Sloane is following a family tradition and will hopefully be a fourth generation pilot. Her great-grandfather, Bob Alexander, was a […]
Hangar talk for the Gen Z crowd
The average age of the hangar rats at my local airport is skewing younger. Much younger.
KTDO facelift complete
The crumbling taxiway was replaced and the runway numbers repainted as part of the $3.2 million project.
New floats for experimentals introduced
The new float “combines a proven hull design with modern landing gear specifically tailored for the weight class of these aircraft.”