by Clay | Jul 26, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
In my house, there are not many requests as wholesome as “dad, can I play flight simulator?” A request for a second helping of vegetables might compete, but as a lifelong avgeek, X-Plane is screen time for my 8 year old, Reid, that I can get behind. I...
by Clay | Jul 19, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
My first experience with a flight simulator was as a kid. It was Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Trainer, sometime in the early 90’s. At the time, I was in awe of my big brother’s friend who had the computer and joystick. That experience with a flight...
by Clay | Jul 12, 2017 | Manned Flight, Unmanned Flight
Understanding an airport’s traffic pattern is fundamental to aircraft pilots and remote pilots (drone operators) alike. As more and more authorizations for drones to operate near airports are issued, remote pilots are encouraged to monitor the radio traffic with...
by Clay | Jul 5, 2017 | Manned Flight
There are a few critical things that every pilot needs to fly. You might be thinking those things are money, fuel, and airspeed, often in that order. True, but today we’re talking about two documents that every pilot must have with them to fly; their pilot...
