One Wrong Turn, Two Planes, No Time

One Wrong Turn, Two Planes, No Time

Aviation World, News

A Cessna 152 trainer — the type of aircraft most commonly found in the traffic pattern at uncontrolled airports. (Wikimedia Commons) Two aircraft, same altitude, converging at a combined closing speed that left neither pilot with time to react. One was flying the...
The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

Aviation World

Runway lights at night — sometimes the only visual reference a pilot has. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Imagine flying toward a runway on a moonless night. No city lights below. No horizon ahead. Just a rectangle of white and amber lights floating in absolute darkness....
Five Crosswind Mistakes Every Student Pilot Makes

Five Crosswind Mistakes Every Student Pilot Makes

Aviation World

The wind sock is standing sideways. It looks aggressive, almost mocking. You’re on short final, and your knuckles are white on the yoke. The runway keeps sliding sideways no matter what you do with the controls. Your instructor—if you’re lucky enough to...
What Really Happens on Your First Solo Flight

What Really Happens on Your First Solo Flight

Aviation World

The cabin is silent except for the wind through the vents. Your instructor’s seat sits empty, and your hands grip the yoke so hard your knuckles have gone white. The runway stretches ahead, indifferent to the hammering in your chest. In exactly ninety seconds,...
DARPA

DARPA

Aviation World, Military Aviation

  Related QuestionsWhat is DARPA?DARPA is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research and development arm of the US Department of Defense. Founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik, it funds high-risk, high-reward technologies...
What is the Edge of Space?

What is the Edge of Space?

Aviation World

How high can a fighter jet fly?   Edge of Space flight Experience   Edge of Space flight costs Related QuestionsWhat is the edge of space?The edge of space is commonly defined as the Karman line, an altitude of 100 kilometres (about 62 miles) above sea...