Given the capacity and size of solid state drives, they can record around 150 hours or more. A 500gb drive can hold roughly 75 hours of stereo music.

(Written on 03/24/2023)(Permalink)

It's a federal felony for doing so now with penalties up to five years. But, it's not publicized well enough in media. I've had a laser pointed at me in flight. Not only is it dangerous for the pilot's eyes, I'm seeing a light so close my head has turned like mad looking for what may have been another aircraft near me. That took my attention from the safety of flight and from my student's actions.

(Written on 03/10/2023)(Permalink)

Scumbags! All they see is a massive amount of property tax revenue for buying votes and nothing more.

(Written on 02/17/2023)(Permalink)

For those with no obligations in life.

(Written on 02/11/2023)(Permalink)

For those with no life.

(Written on 02/11/2023)(Permalink)

And, this is why we will always have VORs for ground-based navigation. I just hope the FAA is keeping up checks on the VOR-based procedures. Back in 2007 I pissed off a ton of pilots on a particular page when I made the statement, "Magenta lines kill pilots." Some came after me ready to take my head off. As young as GPS in aviation was and as limited as its use was with very little terminal applications, pilots were still becoming overly dependent upon the technology. About six months later United Airlines released a training film to the public on YouTube... "Children of the Magenta". This had already been their concern. I wonder how much the carriers are addressing it, today.

(Written on 10/21/2022)(Permalink)

From the very start, this was a failure of basic pilot skills. And, neither pilot appeared to have a proper understanding of how the system works. There's also a case of Airbus not making every detail known to those being trained. The two primary pitot tubes iced over. Was heat on? With both failed, the computer went into alternate laws. The standby pitot was functional so they had an airspeed indication. Even if the standby was failed, there's an alternative. They had power indication. They had pitch information. Power + Pitch = Performance It's a basic means of flying in every single airframe. Instead, we had two idiot pilots fighting each other with opposite control inputs, no cockpit resource management, no communication, no basic skills. When the truth came out about that incident I went to a safety stand down meeting where a former US Air check airman spoke. Until 447 he did not believe in gouges. Afterwards, he did. Every so often, he would fly acr

(Written on 10/14/2022)(Permalink)

This was a failure of basic pilot skills. The two primary pitot tubes iced over. Was heat on? With both failed, the computer went into alternate laws. The standby pitot was functional so they had an airspeed indication. Even if the standby was failed, there's an alternative. They had power indication. They had pitch information. Power + Pitch = Performance It's a basic means of flying in every single airframe. Instead, we had two idiot pilots fighting each other with opposite control inputs, no cockpit resource management, no communication, no basic skills. When the truth came out about that incident I went to a safety stand down meeting where a former US Air check airman spoke. Until 447 he did not believe in gouges. Afterwards, he did. I taught the use of gouges, particularly for instrument students. In every single configuration, in every phase of flight, you should know what a given power input and pitch setting should give you a minimum performance resu

(Written on 10/14/2022)(Permalink)

They are intended for accident investigations, not employee discipline.

(Written on 10/10/2022)(Permalink)

Clearly, you're not a pilot. A required crew member cannot leave their station when the other required crewmember is not present at their own station. By doing so, she would place her own ticket in jeopardy with the FAA.

(Written on 10/10/2022)(Permalink)