Use of Automation (Auto Landing) on an Instrument Landing System Most pilots make use of automation if they feel they are incapable of landing the planes manually in bad weather. Charles Raisor from Quora posed this very common and interesting question. Horrible Weather Conditions So, what were my horrible weather conditions? Well, amongst others, poor …
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Photo: Adam Lee Life Raft Training – Flight crew safely on board What happens if a plane loses all its power? Even though I have hung up my pilot’s uniform, it’s refreshing to reminisce over Vipul Lal’s question during this Covid-19 lockdown. Via Quora, he further added, “I know that a commercial liner can …
Image: RF123 An Airbus A350 holds the World record for the longest non-stop flight Charles Raisor from Quora asks the above question. I assume he meant ‘running out of fuel’ rather than ‘running out of gas’. Only piston propeller planes use gas or avgas (aviation gas). Modern commercial airliners run on jet fuel of various …
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Map of Antarctica The Covid-19 crisis has hit the airline industry very hard and caused the loss of 46 million aviation-supported jobs. As such, I was retrenched as a flight simulator instructor because there were no longer many pilots left to be trained or checked. I even closed down my 20-year-old flying website and retitled …
Increasing my dosage of Vitamin D Being an ex-pilot, I have always been very conscious about my health. As such, during my recent full blood check, I requested that Vitamin D deficiency be included since Dr Fauci, the US’s top infectious disease expert, says it improves immunity against Covid-19 infections. To my surprise, the result …
Plane flying by the right of my house (Blue Dot) “Wow! So many planes! Surely international travel is opening up for Malaysia!”, my neighbor exclaimed as I was doing my morning exercises yesterday. I then explained that the seasonal winds have shifted to a south-easterly direction and most planes are now landing on the right …