Aerotime
MAY 26, 2025
Fryes previous career was as a stunt pilot working in Hollywood before taking up the position with TWA. Exacerbating the dispute was a strike called by the TWA pilots union, grounding airplanes and causing a loss of reputation amongst the travelling public. Also in 1931, 30-year-old William John Frye became the president of TWA.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
By far the strongest component of wake turbulence is the swirling air generated at the tips of the aircrafts wings. Key Takeaways Wingtip vortices, not engine exhaust, create the strongest wake turbulence. Wake turbulence can cause severe roll and structural damage to smaller aircraft. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed?
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Air Facts
JULY 21, 2025
Air Facts Video Classic: Turbulence Air Facts Journal Editor’s Note: Air Facts video classics are selections from the popular Air Facts video series developed by the late Richard Collins originally created for Sporty’s original pilot training video productions. Few pilots explained weather phenomena as clearly as Richard Collins.
Simple Flying
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
A Scandinavian Airlines transatlantic flight had to be diverted to Copenhagen after encountering severe turbulence. While airplanes routinely face turbulence midair, the situation with the SAS flight was clearly significant enough for the pilots to turn the plane back.
Ask Captain Lim
JULY 13, 2025
A Day in the Life of a Pilot For many passengers, air travel is a routine experience – boarding a plane, settling into a seat, and trusting that the air craft will safely reach its destination. But behind the smooth operation of every flight is a carefully organized routine carried out by pilots. Weather plays a crucial role.
One Mile at a Time
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Based on thousands of data points from flight attendants and pilots, paired with information from the flight data analysis program, the belief is that this policy change will reduce flight attendant injuries by at least 20%. This is intended to reduce injuries among flight attendants, given the increased risk of turbulence at low altitudes.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 5, 2025
Quick estimates improve decision-making Helps with landing technique, wake turbulence, and IFR corrections. Even professional pilots use this technique! There might be the occasional difference of a knot or two here or there, but generally, as we pilots say, it is close enough for government work. And do you know what?
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