I may earn a small commission from links on this page, but I only recommend quality products I trust. I’ve always always read anything I could get my hands on to do with aviation. There are so many amazing books about military aviation – from the early days of aerial warfare in the First World War, through the Second World War, the Vietnam War and to the present day. I always find it so interesting to read firsthand accounts of the people that were actually there. Below is a list of what I consider to be some of the best military aviation books. What your favourite military themed aviation b ..read more

I may earn a small commission from links on this page, but I only recommend quality products I trust. Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. Having always been an avid reader of all things aviation, I’ve always found there are so many amazing stories about military aviation – from its beginnings in the First World War, through World War II, the Vietnam War and into modern times. As ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. I may earn a small commission from links on this page, but I only recommend quality products I trust. I’m so lucky. From a very young age I always dreamed of flying and for the last 30 years I’ve been doing just that. I’m lucky too that this passion of mine is also my job and I get to work with great people and fly to amazing places around the ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. On Airbus aircraft the Flight Augmentation Computer (or “FAC”) is the computer responsible for controlling inputs to the rudder, rudder trim and yaw damper. The Flight Augmentation Computer is also responsible for generating low energy and windshear warnings. The FAC computes this from its knowledge of the flight envelope and speed. Table o ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. Alpha floor protection is an Airbus low speed protection available in Normal Law which will command full power from the engines if the system detects the aircraft is dangerously close to a stall. “…at low speeds, if a rapid avoidance manoeuvre is re- quired to avoid terrain, windshear or another aircraft, it is safe to rapidly pull the sidesti ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. The Ram Air Turbine, or RAT, on the Airbus A380 is a emergency back up device that will deploy automatically in the event of a loss of all engines, or in case of a serious electrical problem. Table of Contents What does the RAT do on the Airbus A380? When does the RAT deploy on the A380? Video: Airbus A380 Landing with RAT Deployed Further R ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. The hydraulic system on the Airbus A320 is an essential system supplying pressure to move the flight controls, landing gear, flaps, elevator, stabilizer, cargo doors etc. There is virtually no major system on the aircraft that doesn’t interact in some way with the hydraulics. Let’s take a look a the hydraulic system section by section: Airbus A3 ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. The A320 Ram Air Turbine (RAT) is an amazing piece of technology that has saved lives. The RAT on the Airbus A320 is a small propellor that will deploy in a serious emergency to supply emergency electrical power to the aircraft. When does the RAT deploy on the A320? The role of the Ram Air Turbine on the Airbus A320 is to act as an electrical ba ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. Aircraft use hydraulic systems as a way of transferring power needed to move essential component such as brakes, landing gear and flight control surfaces. This power is created by pumps (either electrically driven, or powered by the aircrafts engine) and is then transferred where it is needed through a series of pipes and valves. Hydraulic use o ..read more

Pete Pete has been flying aircraft for the last 20 years. He has flown everything from light piston aircraft up to heavy jets as both First Officer and Captain. He’s currently enjoying life flying the Airbus A330 for a major international airline. The Airbus A330 hydraulic system is comprised of three independent systems that operate continually to power the flight controls and various systems including the landing gear, brakes, nose wheel steering and the emergency electrical generator (EMER GEN). Airbus A330 Hydraulic ECAM Page The Green, Blue and Yellow hydraulic systems each have thei ..read more