Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Landing An Airplane Can Be Difficult - But This Difficult?

All student pilots will tell you that landing an airplane can be difficult – in fact, even experienced pilots can tell you that landing an aircraft can be exciting and even dangerous. But when it comes to a special military aircraft - the U-2 - things get a bit dicey!

See some great videos and learn how difficult flying an airplane can really be at the All Things Aviation Blog.

U2

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Weekly Update

It seems the City of London has a problem with all of those lovely swans - they tend to cause aircraft taking off and landing problems. You can read more here:

Swans moved on from City Airport amid safety fears

I mean, these are just birds, right? And they were there first, right? So - who has the right of way here?

In the meantime, aviation history keeps being updated at the All Things Aviation blog where today the post was about the Lockheed Vega aircraft.  You can read more here:

The Lockheed Vega Story

And, while you are there, take a few moments to look into their pilot accessories shop where you can find some really great deals!

With summer almost here its time to think about getting some new sunglasses, so hop on over to this interesting article at Hubpages:

Pilot Sunglasses

Until next time keep your wings straight and level Hersch!

Friday, April 22, 2011

How To Land An Aircraft In Zero Visibility

Ever wonder what it would be like to land an airplane in zero/zero ceiling/visibility conditions? Well, here is your chance:

http://youtu.be/zsiGD-e1gAM

This is a Boeing 737 landing in Zurich, Switzerland - enjoy!

Here is an interesting question to consider:

Are You a Great Airline Pilot…or Just Average?

The article provides a few quick tips to successfully revitalize yourself in your present career and start creating a new one.

This is a great read!

With summer coming it is time to dust off the old sunglasses and perhaps grab some new ones, and here is a great resource for them:

Randolph Aviator Sunglasses

These are the best pilot sunglasses on the market today, so be sure and take a look at them, and get the 10% discount too!

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JetAviator7

All Things Aviation Blog

RE Aviator Sunglasses

Pilot Accessories

Friday, April 15, 2011

So You Want To Fly For The Airlines?

In an interesting video at the From The Flight Deck blog this video outlines the day in the life of a commercial airline pilot - enjoy!

http://youtu.be/eId7GOtBNwA

Flying airplanes is a great career, and can be very rewarding - but it is not for the faint of heart!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Ever Wanted To Go To Paris?

Watch this really incredible time lapse video of a trip from San Francisco to Paris:

http://youtu.be/8j36Erxd5rc

This video shows the entire flight, take off to landing, including the incredible Northern lights from the window of an Airbus 340 aircraft.

Enjoy!

For more cool stuff be sure and visit the All Things Aviation Blog and the All Things Aviation Pilot Shop today!