Posted by admin on April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Today, as I write this article for Flying Families, I consider that I’ve finally seen a shuttle launch, from my back garden! Now that I’m more based in Florida than Berkshire I can consider what the space shuttle pilots put in their log books. The shuttle recently landed on that long, long runway at Cape [...]
Posted by admin on October 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Look at any FAA Sectional and you’ll be amazed at the amount of detailed information you can glean, if only you could understand it all! In this new series of articles, I’ll cover some interesting aspect of the FAA sectionals. I’ll also cover some of the more weird CAA notations of VFR charts. Let’s start [...]
Posted by admin on July 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Those three words, the prefix to an emergency radio call, are often practised both in the USA and the UK. Despite the fact that the ICAO language is English this is based on a French phrase (”Me” “aidez” – contracted to M’aidez – help me) and even though Britain and the USA share a common [...]