Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 30, 2025
” As part of VP-13, DeLorenzos next two years were a mix of patrol missions and frequent long-range cargo and VIP passenger flights no other Navy aircraft could match the combination of its 2,370-mile range, 140mph cruising speed (15mph faster than the PBY Catalina) and passenger comfort.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
As the aircraft descends to the runway, the radio altimeter (a device that measures the aircraft’s height above the ground at low elevations) automatically calls out the height to go before touchdown, which allows the pilot handling to keep their eyes on the view of the runway ahead, rather than looking down at the instrument panel.
Fear of Landing
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Aircraft departing runway 22 have a take-off run towards a ravine, with no lights or landmarks ahead, only cargo ships and the horizon of the Pacific Ocean. When I saw the altimeter start to climb I raised the landing gear and let out the breath I’d apparently been holding. Dinner was excellent.”
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