Salomon Marco

Pilots often mistake headwinds and tailwinds for one another. Indeed, both are similar but very different from one another and just as important to every type of pilot. So what’s the difference between them? This comparison will aim to explain precisely what each type of wind is, when and how they are important to you

Drones have played an important role in US military operations since the 1990s, but what are the main specific types, and how do they compare? The two main contenders are the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper, both highly capable, highly classified drones manufactured by General Atomics of San Diego. And both presently the drones

If you’ve ever looked at buying your own aircraft, you’ve probably realized that they are expensive. Even the cheapest aircraft are out of many people’s reach. One way some try to get a bargain is by buying a kit aircraft. But what exactly are they? Sometimes also called a home-built or amateur-built aircraft, the term

If you’ve ever been to an airport, or airfield of any kind, you’ve probably noticed how clean they are. But it’s not that way by accident – there are people whose entire job is to clean up the airfield – and you’ll find it’s like this almost everywhere you go. Indeed, no matter what aircraft fly

When it comes to all the different types of pilots out there, bush pilots have arguably done more to make the world a smaller place than their military and commercial counterparts have combined. The role of bush pilots is something that is almost as old as aviation itself, and provides a lifeline between many groups

To most people, a pilot’s license is a pilot’s license. To pilots, however, it’s somewhat different, with different pilot ratings allowing pilots to fly different types of aircraft under different circumstances and conditions. It should be noted that the types of pilot ratings that exist differ from country to country, with some licenses simply not

If there’s one thing aviation’s full of, it’s acronyms. Pretty much everything has one. But arguably none are more important, to both pilots and non pilots alike, than GSE. That’s because they are arguably what keeps the airfield – no matter if it’s one of the world’s largest or one of the smallest – running

If you’ve ever looked at chartering an aircraft of any kind, or have hung around pilots for long enough, you’ve probably come across or heard a fair amount of aviation jargon. But whilst a lot of pilot jargon is rather simple and easy to work out, the concept of a dead leg flight is a

Push-pull aircraft are supposedly the best of both worlds. They have the increased reliability and peace of mind of multi-engines whilst often maintaining the aerodynamic qualities and efficiencies of single engine aircraft when the engines are set out in a “centerline thrust” configuration. Most aircraft built up until this point have been powered by a

Ever since Igor Sikorsky invented the first helicopter back in 1939, literally hundreds of helicopters have been produced. Some of the helicopters have become wildly famous, whilst others are barely footnotes in the pages of history. The world’s most famous helicopters are so for many different, yet often interrelated, reasons, including: Our list includes both