Friday Photo: Sunset at Cape Cod Gateway Airport Air Facts Journal We took a quick flight to one of our favorite ice cream places near Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX) on a beautiful July evening. Upon landing back at KHYA we were treated to this sunset. Truly the cherry on top! The post Friday Photo: Sunset at Cape Cod Gateway Airport appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

Interactive Exercise: Test Your Knowledge of RNAV Approach Charts Air Facts Journal In this interactive exercise, through guided examples and hands-on practice, you'll learn to identify and interpret key symbols, such as waypoints, course reversals, and missed approach points, all designed to help you navigate the complexities of RNAV procedures with confidence. The post Interactive Exercise: Test Your Knowledge of RNAV Approach Charts appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

The Captin is Lying and We can Prove It Air Facts Journal Cruising along peacefully at 28,000 feet, and maybe 200 miles north of Los Angeles, I got a call on the interphone from the purser. She told me that some of the passengers on the right side of the first-class cabin were saying out loud that they thought the right engine was not running. The post The Captin is Lying and We can Prove It appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

Multiple Cessna 172RGs made me a better pilot Air Facts Journal I turned toward my side and saw that the the left main was hanging but not locked in the forward position. Uh Oh! I immediate called the Tower and explained my situation and they sent us out over toward Lake Winnebago to manually pump the gear down. A C-172RG gear should pump down and lock in 35 strokes (just like in the movies). About pump 100, I knew this was not going to work. It was a hydraulic system failure. The post Multiple Cessna 172RGs made me a better pilot appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

A Big Surprise from a FAA Inspector Air Facts Journal During the ILS approach, the glide slope failed. The DC-10 ahead of us made a missed approach. I advised the first officer to change the decision altitude of 852 feet to the minimum descent altitude of 1,140 feet and that we would continue the approach to localizer approach minimums. I also stated that I started the timer at the outer marker. The post A Big Surprise from a FAA Inspector appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

Friday Photo: Reno Air Races 2023 Air Facts Journal Sport class racers join up on the pace plane for the final Reno Air Races of 2023. The post Friday Photo: Reno Air Races 2023 appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

I’m still scared of flying Air Facts Journal When the Decathalon arrived, he provided dual aerobatic instruction in it and we formed a very small air charter business wherein he served as the PIC of a light twin which we leased locally. I was chief cook and bottle washer and kept the books. The post I’m still scared of flying appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

From the archive: A Pleasant Time Air Facts Journal I'm free in the Skylane and I'm not in the 707. That's why so many airline pilots are private pilots too and own airplanes. It's too bad more people don't realize that about 99% of the airline pilots are very much on the private pilot's side of things and often envy him considerably. They don't feel he's their problem in life. The post From the archive: A Pleasant Time appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack (Part II) Air Facts Journal For the industry as a whole, would safety resources be better expended on visual angle of attack indicators or on addressing other issues, such as teaching fundamentals of airmanship, basic piloting skills, or forced landing practice? The post What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack (Part II) appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more

Aviation at the leading edge of science Air Facts Journal Charles was onboard with Nicholas Robert when his hydrogen balloon made its first flight on December 1, 1783.  The Charlière flew farther, higher, and longer than the Montgolfiere had done two weeks earlier.  When they eventually touched down, Nicholas Robert got out, and the balloon immediately went up again, making Charles the first man to fly solo.  The post Aviation at the leading edge of science appeared first on Air Facts Journal ..read more