G1000 Traffic Alerts
With the G1000 system becoming ever more capable and with it being fitted to more and more aircraft, it’s probably time that you got the glass cockpit conversion! I’ve mentioned the Synthetic Vision system in a previous month (http://www.flyingfamilies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=320&Itemid=1). This is the display you can overlay on the PFD, but there is a wealth of [...]
CAA vs FAA Mayday
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 [...]
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
As pilots we hear this a lot from instructors and other pilots, but what does it actually mean in the air? The first part, Aviate, is adequately described by the joke about Prince Philip being take for a joyride in a De Haviland Moth. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about look up “Have [...]