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Wings: Until They Break
The wings are the most relevant parts of an airplane. They maintain the flight by the reaction forces against the air. Now, talking about the wing as a structural part of a plane, this is taken to the limit. Civil structures are tested,…
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Learn about VFR and IFR Flying
When flying you've got two rules and it's up to you to choose depending on your training and rating. You have VFR and IFR. What's difference? Why is this relevant? What are your restrictions? Photo: © Robynrg | Dreamstime.com First,…
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The History of Flying Cars
I know what you’re thinking: Flying cars have a history? Do they even exist? At least that’s what I also thought, and it turns out it’s a long one. It starts in 1917 with Glenn Curtiss, who built the Curtiss autoplane, a combination…
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Never Do These Things on a Plane
People are weird, some of the things that they've done are just downright crazy. Who even thinks to do things like this? In this article I will write about the craziest things people have actually done on a plane and I highly suggest…
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The Man Who Believed He Can Fly
Since the beginning of time, people have only dreamed about the idea of flying, thinking to themselves, will we ever know that feeling? Impossible. But it always goes down to one human being with a vision, with the idea that, yes, we…
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Learn about the Amazing Supermarine Spitfire
Even the name sounds awesome, Supermarine Spitfire, no offence Boeing, you’re still my favorite aircraft, love you. Anyway, the amazing Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft, it was used by the Royal Air Force…
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What’s an Important Risk Management Tool for a Pilot?
What is risk management? it is the vital process of making constructive and effective decisions. It includes two frequently-used tools: PAVE and the 5Ps. I chose to write, in detail, about the 5Ps checklist because I simply prefer it…
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How tandem-rotor helicopters started
In the history of aviation, the goal to fly vertically was not far away from application. The world’s first practical vertical flight other than hot air balloons was accomplished by Igor Sikorsky who was the designer and the pilot for…
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Questions Pilots Ask Themselves Before their Flights
Pilots need to have great self-awareness; they need to understand what they’re capable of. Each flight is different, so while pilots do a thorough check of their aircraft, they must also evaluate their fitness for the flight. They must…
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Why Some Pilots Can’t Enter a Cloud
If you want a quick answer, keep scrolling down untill you reach the final 2 paragraphs. But if you want to learn about the types of clouds as well, take it step by step. There are 4 cloud categories, low clouds, middle clouds, high…
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How to be a bad pilot?
It's not easy being a pilot, one mistake and it's game over. Studies have shown that certain attitudes can interfere with a pilot's better judgment and they are called "hazardous" attitudes for a reason. What makes them a real issue is…
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Pilots Negotiate with Terrorists
We have all heard the phrase “we do not negotiate with terrorists”, which is the correct response in order to not give the terrorists leverage, but unfortunately a pilot cannot say that no matter how cool Jodie Dench made it sound in…
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