by Charlie Gasmire | Sep 23, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Standard pressure is 1013.25 hectopascals (hPa) which is equivalent to 29.92 inches of mercury (Hg). This setting is equivalent to the atmospheric pressure at mean sea level (MSL). Pressure altitude is primarily used in aircraft-performance calculations and in...
by Charlie Gasmire | Sep 11, 2019 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Aviation technology has experienced massive breakthroughs in the last century since the Wright Brothers first flew in Kitty Hawk. Airframe and propulsion technology have progressed manned flight capabilities from flying two feet off the ground for a few hundred feet...
by Allen Herbert | Sep 10, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
The distinctions between high and low wing airplanes are, visually, obvious. High wing aircraft place the wing above the fuselage, the main body of the aircraft, while low wing aircraft place the wing below the fuselage. Both configurations offer...
by Charlie Gasmire | Sep 10, 2019 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Those of us who have completed any form of flight training will agree that it is one of the most rewarding and challenging tasks we have ever pursued. Those that had no prior experience or had limited knowledge of flying would also agree that it can feel like taking a...
by Charlie Gasmire | Sep 9, 2019 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface. It forms when water vapor above freezing comes in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing. Sometimes you may see this on your plane before departing on an early flight, and you may have...
by Charlie Gasmire | Sep 6, 2019 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Some pilots will say the instrument rating was one of the hardest ratings of all (second to perhaps becoming a flight instructor). Whereas in the private and commercial license training you are learning the physical coordination of flying, in instrument training it is...
