In Vancouver, Canada emergency officials received a call from someone who witnessed a small plane crash. Rescuers rushed to the scene and found nobody there. The Cessna was a remote controlled model.
“We sent all our cars down there thinking there was a small ultralight or a small plane that had crashed but after going […]
The world record attempt for the longest flight has been delayed. The GlobalFlyer will not take-off from Kennedy Space Center until at least January 27th. The reason… It is too hot in Florida!
Full fuel makes the GlobalFlyer very heavy…. 80% of the weight of the plane at take-off will be fuel. (18,000 out of 21,800 […]
Off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia is a new artificial reef called the Xihuw Reef. What does this have to do with aviation? The reef is made from an old Air Canada 737. (Correction, Canadian Airlines. Thanks Mick!) The airplane is now under 88 feet of water so unless your boat sits […]
The mystery of bee flight has plagued scientist for a long time. About 70 years ago scientists decided bees flying was aerodynamically impossible. Finally scientists at Caltech and the University of Nevada believe they have figured out how bees fly. The explanation -
the unconventional combination of short, choppy wing strokes, a rapid rotation of the […]
Over the weekend Ballistics Recovery Systems announced their parachute system has recorded another save. Kerwin Day, a CFI found himself in severe icing conditions and unable to control his Cirrus SR22. With two other passengers onboard the aircraft stalled as he tried to climb above the area of icing. The parachute system was activated and […]
The first time I connected to VATSIM I knew I wasn’t playing a game anymore. The controller was barking at a pilot who had deviated from their clearance and caused a near miss. Yikes!
The level of seriousness the VATSIM controllers take is very high. At first I wondered if this was the best approach and […]
Symphony SA 160 aircraft owners can now receive a parachute from Ballistic Recovery Systems for their airplane thanks to a new STC. This marks the first time the BRS parachute is available directly from the aircraft company as a factory option.
“The patented, light weight, fast-acting BRS parachute system will offer an exceptional degree of safety […]
I had to wonder since every time I called there were just notices seeking advertisers… and an obvious lack of advertisers. anyAWOS has now announced that starting in February the service will start charging a $5.95 monthly fee to access the anyAWOS phone system.
anyAWOS is a private business and like any business, it has to […]
The Global Flyer has arrived at the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility. You can see the flight track as it left Salina to KTSS at flightaware. If you click on the map to enlarge the picture you will see that the flight made a few circles before landing. Burning fuel?
Current schedule calls for the possibility of […]
Is it a blimp? Or is it a plane? No, it is a super new hybrid between a blimp and a plane. It isn’t a lighter than air aircraft, and some of the lift is generated by its wings. Further it takes off and lands like an airplane so a ground crew isn’t required. It […]
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Written by Jarkko Haarala [email] for b5media.
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