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Questions from the Cockpit

Questions from the Cockpit: When ATC goes dark

By William E. Dubois · June 11, 2025 · 2 Comments

David, an airplane owner in Iowa, writes: Given the recent reported radio outage at Newark, I’m sure we could all use a refresher and perspective on lost comms. It’s one thing to have an on-board failure, but seems much different if ATC goes down, especially in busy airspace. It would be great to hear and learn about scenarios that appear more likely than we thought.

Questions from the Cockpit: O2 4 U

By William E. Dubois · May 19, 2025 · 5 Comments

Sam, a private pilot in Montana, writes: How do I know how long a supplemental oxygen bottle will last in flight? Or, more correctly, how do I know it has enough for my flight before I takeoff?

Questions from the Cockpit: Got you covered — maybe

By William E. Dubois · April 18, 2025 · 1 Comment

James, a private pilot and airplane owner in South Carolina, writes: What happens if someone wrecks your plane while they are considering buying it?

Questions from the Cockpit: Recycle, replace, or retrofit?

By William E. Dubois · March 21, 2025 · 2 Comments

Tom, an airplane owner in Georgia, writes: How do you re-web an airplane seatbelt?

Questions from the Cockpit: Freezing follies

By William E. Dubois · February 10, 2025 · 8 Comments

I knew that, with heat, humidity “makes it worse.” A dry 95℉ in the Western deserts feels altogether different than a humid 95℉ in the South. But I didn’t make the mental connection that the same phenomenon might exist at the other end of the thermometer.

Questions from the Cockpit: Paperwork

By William E. Dubois · January 13, 2025 · 4 Comments

Matt, a student pilot in Florida, writes: I’m studying lift as part of my pilot training. I can get my head around Bernoulli and Newton, and how that works with the airfoil, but none of my instructors can explain how a simple paper airplane — having no airfoil — generates lift to fly.”

Questions from the Cockpit: Re-branding induced drag

By William E. Dubois · January 9, 2025 · 14 Comments

Joseph, a student pilot in Georgia, writes: I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around induced drag. Can you help me out?

Questions from the Cockpit: A Christmas quandary

By William E. Dubois · December 18, 2024 · 6 Comments

Nancy, a student pilot in Florida, writes: Over airport pancakes and discussion of holiday plans, Ol’ Saint Nick’s airport came up, and my friends and I began to banter about the location of the North Pole Airport and what its GPS location would be. I thought it should be 0° North latitude, by 0° longitude…but then I realized that I don’t know if zero longitude is west or east. To top off all that confusion, Google says the North Pole is at 90° north, 135° west! What gives?

Questions from the Cockpit: Not your father’s electrical system

By William E. Dubois · October 9, 2024 · 4 Comments

It is interesting how electrical systems have changed over the 100-plus years of flight, and especially in recent times. It’s something for traditionally-trained pilots to think about when stepping into newer airplanes, because even today’s Cessna 172, well, it isn’t your father’s Cessna 172.

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