How baffles work for general aviation engines is a lot more complex than most people think.
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Questions from the Cockpit: High flight
If you like high flight, don’t pass up any chance to get a turbocharged engine.
Questions from the Cockpit: A matter of law
In July’s column we took a look at why captains sit in the left-hand seat, which ended up generating a lot of reader speculation that it might have had something to do with right-of-way rules, which in turn generated a lot of requests that we look at the origins of today’s right of way rules. […]
Questions from the Cockpit: Light up the night
The color for nav lights was established long before the first flight.
Questions from the Cockpit: A high-flying highball
When you mix alcohol and altitude it’s a high-flying time.
Questions from the Cockpit: Debunking left seat myths
There must be a logical reason the PIC seats in the left seat, right?
Questions from the Cockpit: The Mile-High Club
The headline in the tabloid press was: “Aerial Petting Ends in Wetting.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Parlez vous aileron?
It was the French who first deployed them in real world use in 1871, on an unmanned glider, and later were the first to use them on a powered aircraft — so I guess it’s only fair that they should get to name them.
Homebuilt pilot has more questions than answers after near miss
When I spoke to the pilot while he was refueling, he insisted I had done something wrong and dangerous. I asked if he wanted to talk about it to see if there was anything to be learned. He was hostile, angry, and said “no” several times, finished refueling and left via 36, again with a tailwind.