“Landing is an art based on visual cues processed by the pilot. Land-DAR can change this art of landing into more of a science with specific information as to height above the runway,” Send Solutions officials say.
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Sue Clark honored as Master Pilot
Nominated by friends and colleagues, Sue said getting the award “was quite a surprise and a wonderful honor. I am just an ordinary pilot doing what pilots do.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Are non-towered airports more dangerous?
Are non-towered airports really like the wild, wild west? And should there be more laws governing them?
If only…
Get-home-itis was the biggest link to the faulty judgment in this tragedy. It is a powerful force, so powerful that both men aboard were willing to risk single-engine flying over unlit mountainous terrain. In the middle of the night. Without an instrument rating. In smoke, clouds, and turbulence. With the moon adding all sorts of visual illusions — and with embedded thunderstorms along their route.
A kid with a Cub
Ask any pilot if they remember their first flying lesson and the airplane it occurred in. No doubt — and without hesitation — you will get a detailed and colorful description of this revered event. As with many pilots, I started my flying career in a Piper J-3C Cub.
Finishing a flight to nowhere … four decades later
If you call Washington to get the word straight from the horse’s mouth, you might do better next time to call the stable boy.
How will having COVID-19 affect your next medical?
If you are fully recovered and weren’t admitted to the Intensive Care Unit while you were sick, all should go smoothly at your next visit to the AME. That changes if you did spend some time in the ICU or have ongoing symptoms from the virus.
Are you prepared to encounter a mountain wave?
Many general aviation pilots don’t think they have to worry about mountain waves — those are for King Air drivers. But Margaret Lamb, an expert on mountain weather, says “Just because you are flying a single-engine piston aircraft at a lower altitude, don’t think for a minute that you will be less exposed to severe turbulence and downdrafts under mountain wave conditions.”
One Pilot’s View: Proof of concept
A backup camera, like those used in today’s cars, could be a boon to pilots who fly taildraggers. A camera could add an extra layer of safety, especially at busy airports.