Recent content by PeterNSteinmetz

I think a good thing - https://avbrief.com/faa-ends-see-and-avoid-for-helicopters-at-busy-airports/

RIP Chuck Norris, obviously best known for his appearance on an airplane safety card, on his way to seek revenge on whoever brought down his plane

https://skyfix.aero/

Likely trying to boost Garmin revenue I suspect.

This seems to me like it could cause accidents by people mistakenly thinking clearance is guaranteed. https://avbrief.com/garmin-guided-visuals-decoded

So we always wear parachutes when doing aerobatic flight and often in gliders. So I thought it might be a good idea to get some training in how to do a proper parachute jump, just in case. Went out this morning to do the first step, which is a tandem jump with an instructor. The view when you...

It does seem sort of crazy. I have to wonder what the politics of this are. Poor owner probably just has to buy another ship for now.

False memories are quite common actualLy Grant. I imagine you saw video of it later.

So my wife bought me for Christmas a coaster made from a piece of the fuselage of the Gimli Glider. Fun.

Just a regular T-hangar, so only one airplane and some additional shelves and equipment.

Finally got hangar JJ09 at KFFZ for this bird. I think I have been on the list there close to 3 years.

Interesting article about invention of the process to produce high octane fuels - https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/wizard-octane-0

Just pilot on board and non-fatally injured. https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-plane-crash-26a664667bc4acc28d527acd6b53dbb9

Here is a nice video of a talk by one of the authors that covers many of the main points

This is a great book which explains the underlying physics of flight from an intuitive perspective. Very accessible no matter what your comfort level with math. https://a.co/9zlDYDV