Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying Wolfgang Langewiesche (1944) While not a history, per se, Stick and Rudder is a historic introduction to flight that has been used by flight students since some of the earliest days of organized flight training. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Ben R.

Rudder

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. The ground staff said the cargo section was completely full, so they had to load the remaining baggage and equipment into the cabin. He had joined Saurya as a first officer in 2015 and was promoted to captain in 2017.

Ferry Flight

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before departure Once you are onboard and safely seated, there will already be a rush of activity going on in the cabin around you. With all ground personnel off the aircraft, you will hear the familiar call over the aircraft’s public address (PA) system: “ Crew, arm the doors and cross-check ”.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. “I was 46 years old the day I walked into that cockpit,” he said. “I The plane entered a descending right-hand turn.

Runway