Search my Blog
Subscribe
rss
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Recent Comments
- Marie Palachuk on My Grandfathers
- Ingrid on My Grandfathers
- Joe Clark on The Aeronca Chief
- Lindsay Barra (Knowles) on The Aeronca Chief
- Peter Brown on Gladys Ingle
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Automation
One thing which tends to strike fear into the heart of a young student pilot working on a career in aviation is the word, automation. Young people hate to hear that word because they think it might keep them from getting … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying
|
Tagged airline crews, airline pilots, airplanes, Airplanista online magazine, Automation, Charles Lindbergh, FedEx, first officer, flight engineer, flying across the Atlantic, Fred Smith, fully automated cockpits, life support systems, navigator, passenger flights, pilot, pilots, professional pilots, radio operator, student pilots, unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), young student pilots
|
Comments Off on Automation
The Super Viking
One of my students made a derogatory comment about “plastic” airplanes when I mentioned airplanes of composite construction one day in class. He said something to the effect that real airplanes are supposed to be made of metal. I thought … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying
|
Tagged Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking, Bellanca Aircraft Company, Bellanca Viking, Continental IO-520, Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, Italian immigrant, Minnesota, The Super Viking, tube wood and fabric airplane, wood wing, ‘canvas’ airplanes, “plastic” airplanes
|
1 Comment
