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What is TCAS? The Ultimate Pilot Guide

TCAS is one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated systems in today’s global aviation industry. It has contributed a lot to the massively improved safety levels that have developed over time. It has proven itself over and over again, but is poorly understood at times. There is a lot going Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 11 monthsNovember 7, 2022 ago
Technical

The Most Common Turbine Engine Starting Failures

Turbine engines are used widely across the aviation sector. They come in all shapes and sizes: Turbojets, Turboprops, Turboshafts, and Turbofans. While they all have different characteristics and use cases, they share a lot of similarities at the same time. So what are the most common turbine engine starting failures, Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 1 yearApril 3, 2022 ago
Technical

Why do Some Aircraft not Appear on Flight Tracking Websites?

A common question for both aviators and non-aviators: Why do some aircraft not appear on flight tracking websites such as Flight Radar 24 and Plane Finder, while others look like the pilots are trying to give passengers a roller coaster experience? How is it possible that most airline traffic even Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 2 yearsMarch 20, 2022 ago
Technical

5 Reasons Virtual Reality Will be the Future of Flight Simulators

We haven’t quite entered the times presented in ‘Ready Player One’ just yet, but it’s actually slowly getting there. Virtual Reality (VR) technology is getting cheaper and more advanced every year since companies like Oculus and Valve made it more mainstream, resulting in companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Google all Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 2 yearsSeptember 1, 2021 ago
Technical

How Exactly do Night Vision Goggles Work?

If you went to your AME and said “I have lost my colour vision, I can’t see depth, and my vision is reduced to 2 small circles in the middle of my original field of view”, you’d probably not walk out with a class 1 medical. Somehow though, pilots use Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 2 yearsJuly 18, 2021 ago
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