This concept reminds me of "the stacks" from the book "Ready Player One."

(Written on 2020/04/23)(Permalink)

Patrick Smith is a pilot, but he's also the author of a New York Time best-selling book: https://www.askthepilot.com/cockpitconfidential/

(Written on 2020/04/03)(Permalink)

OK, an action like this is clearly unforgivable, given the circumstances. I am curious, though, what type of aircraft is was. A 737 is going a lot more flexibility in spreading passengers around than, say, a regional jet. Could the crew have gotten overly concerned about weight and balance requirements (seems unlikely to me, but I'm not a pilot), or was it just a case of "blind obedience to corporate policy?" Either way, it seems highly irresponsible to me.

(Written on 2020/04/03)(Permalink)

I'm OK with this. It was already getting harder and harder to tell the difference between airports and shopping malls :)

(Written on 2020/03/31)(Permalink)

I was wondering what the meaning of "જીપ" was, so I entered it into it Microsoft Translator, which just returned "(a)." I'm still wondering :)

(Written on 2020/02/16)(Permalink)

How long did they have to sit on the ramp after landing because the gate wasn't available yet?

(Written on 2020/02/10)(Permalink)

Direct link to the original article: https://paxex.aero/2020/01/delta-air-lines-new-first-class-seat-a321neo-fleet/

(Written on 2020/01/30)(Permalink)

I've heard some people use the term "displaced emissions" used, which I do think is a little more accurate.

(Written on 2019/12/10)(Permalink)

Omega Tau Podcast recently had an interesting interview with an air traffic controller from Heathrow: http://omegataupodcast.net/324-air-traffic-control-at-heathrow-and-riat/

(Written on 2019/10/23)(Permalink)

I really enjoyed this article and the level of detail it provided. This part caught my eye, though: "While the initial design featured a T-tail like the 727 with engines mounted on the fuselage, the lead engineer put them on the wings instead, which meant the body could be widened to seat six people across." Can someone with more knowledge of aeronautical engineering than me explain why tail mounted engines would limit how wide the fuselage can be?

(Written on 2019/09/16)(Permalink)