EASA has just issued the world’s first “VTOL Vertiport” Design Guidance. This is a massive step, and will help to keep up with the rapid development of the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) industry and the various aircraft (or in English: flying autonomous vehicles carrying people). There are a lot Read more…
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…
Right then, on to the next most requested topic: Evidence Based Training (EBT)! You might have heard about it already in the last few years, or you might be in an organisation who has already fully embraced it. At the same time though, there are loads of professionals in the Read more…
Drones: A threat to some, a living for others. It is very obvious that no matter where you are in the world, drones are becoming more and more common, and are starting to impact the aviation industry globally. To integrate drones into the aviation industry is not something easy to Read more…
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…
Probably the most misunderstood topic for helicopter pilots: the helicopter performance classes. Not only can this topic be extremely confusing, the finer details are also dependent on where you are in the world. There are plenty of really experienced helicopter and fixed wing pilots who do not fully understand the Read more…
Over the last few years, any pilot who has flown IFR has been bombarded with this abbreviation: CDFA. CDFA is meant to improve overall efficiency and safety during an instrument approach. For some pilots, it’s a technique that is so ingrained that they don’t know any better, for others it Read more…
Alright, let’s kick things off with the most requested (but not so bite-sized) topic by far: Performance Based Navigation (PBN). What is PBN exactly and what do you need to know as a pilot? It’s not going to be a quick one, but we’ll keep things as simple as possible Read more…