Cranky Flier

MARCH 22, 2024

Alaska’s Latest Scheme: $5 For What? Alaska Airlines rolled out a new $5 per month subscription which it describes as being ideal for “savvy, price-conscious customers.” Others may view it as “an alternative to lighting a $5 bill on fire once per month.” What do you get for your $5? Let’s have a look. A monthly wifi voucher which must be used during the calendar month it’s issued and only by the savvy, price-conscious sucker chump patsy customer who subs

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Flight Training Central

MARCH 22, 2024

You made a series of reasonable decisions in the name of comfort and safety, only to create a situation where you’re tight on both fuel and options. Will you wager your last hour of fuel on making just one landing at the airport beneath you or take the chance on making it to an alternate? Watch this video from PilotWorkshops’ VFR Mastery scenario collection and challenge yourself—what would you do?

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 22, 2024

Weather widgets for your iPad iPad Pilot News Over the years, we’ve covered dozens of ways to stay up to date with the latest METARs, TAFs and weather radar. The options range from favorite airports in your aviation EFB app to dedicated weather apps and even right on your wrist with aviation weather apps for Apple Watch. One of our favorite ways to do this is with iOS home screen widgets, which allow you to display key data from compatible apps on your iPad or iPhone’s home screen.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Today’s guest post is from NASA! OK, it wasn’t written specifically for me but NASA have made it available to educators so I thought I’d give them the opportunity to be highlighted here. This is an exploration of how NASA research has influenced modern airliners through research and technology. What I find fascinating is how this image immediately makes those breakthroughs visible on a practical level.

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