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At some point in their lives, a lot of people have daydreamed about becoming pilots, and there is little wonder why. Few things make you feel freer than being at the helm of a gigantic plane as it flies through the air and experiencing all that this offers. What a lot of people don’t know […]
Bush planes are specially designed airplanes made to fly in and out of very remote or rugged areas, including areas that may not even have landing strips or real airports. There are many different types of bush planes, and they can be a lot of fun to fly. Indeed, if you’re planning on piloting one […]
Cargo planes, also known as freight planes, freighters, and even cargo jets, has a fixed wing and carries cargo instead of passengers. They are usually not operated by commercial airlines but instead, by cargo airlines, civil passenger airlines, or even the military units of various countries. They have features that distinguish them from regular airlines, […]
When you’re a pilot, it’s very likely you will eventually be flying at night, and when this happens you’ll need a good flashlight. Today’s flashlights are not like they were a few decades ago, because they are now more efficient and advanced than ever before. However, shopping for the right one requires a little due […]
If you’ve ever wondered about the types of computers used by airline pilots, wonder no more. Just like the rest of us, pilots rely on computers for a variety of purposes, and this includes the analog flight computers that are essentially circular slide rules used both in flight training and in the actual flying of […]
In any aircraft, the flaps play an important role in the way it flies. If you think you know what flaps are and why they are so important, you might only know half of it. Indeed, these are an interesting part of an airplane that are small yet serve a very important function, and even […]
If you’re an airplane buff, chances are good that you’ve wondered what all of their antennas were for at some point. How do the pilots communicate with people on the ground? Where does airplane WiFi come from? Which antennas do they use for what? Some of these questions have some interesting answers, but none of […]
Many people never consider the possibility of an airplane suffering with corrosion, but it does happen. Like all metal objects, aircraft corrosion is bound to happen sooner or later, and the only way to know what to do about it is to recognize the reason it occurred in the first place. Corrosion doesn’t affect how […]
Of all the questions asked by airplane enthusiasts, one of the most basic and most interesting questions is, what type of fuel does an airplane use? After all, it can’t run on regular gasoline like cars do – or can it? If you’ve ever been curious about the type of fuel that is needed to […]
If you’ve ever wondered how an airplane is able to take off, land, and operate while in the air, the process can be summed up in one word: hydraulics. Airplanes can utilize either hydraulic or pneumatic systems to operate, but once you find out the many advantages of using hydraulics, you’ll likely wonder why they […]