by Charlie Gasmire | Dec 12, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Although most aircraft are made of the same basic elements, wings, rudder, elevators, a fuselage, and a tail cone, the way these elements are created and organized on the aircraft can be a little different and can create different flying characteristics. Anyone who...
by Allen Herbert | Dec 10, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Piston and turboprop powered aircraft uniquely overlap in their flight regimes raising the inevitable question of which power plant is better. The two power sources can be compared in a range of categories, but this evaluation will focus on relative differences...
by Allen Herbert | Nov 19, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Modern transport aircraft designers have settled on two primary layouts; engines slung beneath the wing and for smaller aircraft, engines mounted on the aft fuselage. The most ubiquitous of these wing mounted designs is 737, but it features a distinctive flat...
by Charlie Gasmire | Nov 12, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Whether as a passenger on an airliner, or a student pilot in the cockpit, you’ve probably noticed rolling onto the beginning of a runway very large numbers and maybe even a letter painted onto the beginning of the runway. As with everything else in aviation, it’s...
by Allen Herbert | Nov 11, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Airport identification codes are assigned according to a wide variety of standards, and in some cases, those standards even seem inconsistent. There are three letter / number codes, four letter / number codes, some that start with “K” (in the US) and those that...
by Charlie Gasmire | Nov 8, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
If you’re lucky enough to be flying with an autopilot, or if you’re dreaming about one day having an autopilot, then the term “flight director” is probably going to be in your vocabulary at some point. At first glance both of these terms sound similar, if not...
