Simple Flying
JUNE 30, 2024
Undeterred by the arrival of a cold and wet winter, the diehard volunteers at the HARS Museum have lined up another weekend of Tarmac Days between Friday, July 12 and Sunday, July 14. Cockpits will be open for visitors to explore classic aircraft, including MiG Fighter jets, a Grumman Tracker and a Huey Cobra helicopter gunship.
Vintage Aviation News
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The wingless airframe was towed onto the tarmac, and safety measures were taken. Bill and volunteer Mike Borkhuis briefed in the cockpit on startup procedures and goals to accomplish. Bill shouted from the cockpit window, “Clear!” Mains were choked. ” and began the starting process.
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Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 21, 2025
Good headsets enhance communication, reduce cockpit noise, and ensure comfort during long training or time-building flights. Noise Cancellation Especially in small, piston-driven trainer aircraft, cockpit noise can be overwhelming. How might the headset in question handle dropped on the tarmac?
Aerotime
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
His body was thrown down onto the tarmac below. However, that all changed when, around 20 minutes into the flight, three men stormed the aircraft cockpit shouting that they had a bomb. Only two minutes away from impact, the first officer demanded to help the captain and returned to the cockpit.
Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 30, 2024
We hop out of the cockpit, and Andrew ties the ship to the tarmac for the night. The propeller stops moving, and the only sound is the vacuum-driven gyro inside the turn and bank indicator spooling down. After a few breaths Andrew breaks the silence. That sound is the same. So cool and it takes forever to go away.
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2024
These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. When your aircraft is parked on the tarmac, the pitot-static system faces other risks. ” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage.
Vintage Aviation News
AUGUST 15, 2024
A few feet behind him, Captain Gerald Dobberfuhl, an experienced reconnaissance officer, settled into the rear cockpit of their camera-equipped RF-4C Phantom fighter. millimeter round blasted a hole through the front-cockpit canopy. Forward visibility from the RF-4C’s rear cockpit was blocked by an instrument panel and electronic gear.
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