Airline Economics

MAY 16, 2024

Following a GPS jamming interference in the Baltic region that prompted Finnair to pause some flights to Estonia for a month, the Estonian Air Navigation Services will offer an alternative navigation option with its distance measuring equipment solution (DME) from May 23.

Distance Measuring Equipment 59

Distance Measuring Equipment 59

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in business aviation, regional airlines, and bush operations. Such it was in those days.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Marker Beacons These days, the ILS is generally paired with a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). It allows the pilots to compare their height at each DME distance to the promulgated chart. Commercial airliners, like smaller regional jets. This helps the pilots verify the glideslope.

Knot 52

Knot Approach Distance Measuring Equipment Runway 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Lola was among the first female commercial pilots, breaking barriers in aviation when airliners were almost exclusively male territory. Lola went on to become a commercial airline transport pilot, flight instructor, SCUBA divemaster, and an award-winning author and photographer. I mention this to Gavin.

Weather 98

Weather Knot Distance Measuring Equipment Pilot 98