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!

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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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!

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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!

Controllers Falling Asleep? What About Pilots Falling Asleep?

Worries continue to grow over the problem of long haul flights where increasingly finding themselves subject to fatigue, even falling asleep at the wheel.  Here is an interesting article that appeared recently in "The Independent":

Pilots 'fell asleep during flight'

The article says that "One of the pilots told the BBC he fell asleep for about 10 minutes while his over-tired co-pilot took a nap during a scheduled break.

The disclosure came after a study commissioned by pilots' union Balpa showed that 45% of 492 pilots questioned had suffered from "significant fatigue""

Proper crew rest and duty time regulations haven't been updated in years, and the problems continue to grow.

What do we do when a sleeping crew arrives at an airport where the controller is also asleep?

And, once again, the solution seems to be litigation, as the French government files suit against Airbus and Air France for manslaughter concerning the deaths of passengers on Air France Flight 447 which crashed after reaching cruising altitude on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris nearly two years ago.

Read more here:

Air France Flight 447 Mystery and Aviation History

Follow more about aviation at All Things Aviation where you can read interesting articles and peruse the All Things Aviation Pilot Shop.

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The FAA Launches A Plan To Reduce Aircraft Accidents For General Aviation by 10% By 2018

In an effort to increase interest and safety in General Aviation the FAA has announced plans to reduce accidents by 10% by the year 2018.  You can read more details of this announcement here:

FAA targets private, corporate aircraft accidents

Foreign airlines have been fingered as the major culprits of accidents in Africa as most of them do not comply with stipulated criteria laid down  by International aviation bodies and organizations. You can read more here:

NCAA DG blames aviation accidents on foreign airlines

As if all of this isn't bad enough, it turns out that some government employees in India have been illegally issuing pilot licenses. Read more here:

Aviation official arrested in India license scam

Here is a video of a Civil Air Patrol aircraft accident that resulted in 2 deaths:

Hummingbird Spy

March 2, 2011 - AeroVironment, Inc. announced it has accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved, controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight of a two-wing, flapping wing aircraft that carries its own energy source, and uses only the flapping wings for propulsion and control.

Pretty cool... Wonder if it needs aviator sunglasses?

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