The Boeing 787 is installed with an Air Purification System Is it safe to fly during the Covid-19 pandemic? Reacting to a scary message from a retired pilot that has gone viral in chat groups, friends have been asking me whether it is safe to fly in view of the current pandemic and the introduction …
Photo: 123RF An Airbus A380 Cockpit Can anyone actually be talked through landing a plane in an emergency? Bob Geary from Quora asks. I would like to discuss this hypothetical question of landing an A380 in 4 scenarios: Some movies have given the impression that an ordinary passenger with no flying experience can land …
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Photo: 123RF Is flying a plane different than driving? Is flying a plane different from driving a car? Blake Winfield from Quora asks this question. I will answer this by elaborating more about flying than by car. When I started learning how to fly in UK, I found that it wasn’t as easy as I …
Photo: Airbus An Airbus A350-1000 conducting the autonomous (‘pilotless’) fight test Will pilotless planes be a reality in the future? Well, there will be planes flying around without pilots in the future but the question is, whether the airlines could put fare-paying passengers in the back of the aircraft. In one survey, it was found …
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