a Private Pilot candidate needs 40 hours to take the Private Pilot checkride. If successful that pilot can then fly VFR in a single engine airplane. In fact, the national average is approximately 60 hours to take the checkride.
NOT just anybody can make it as a fighter pilot. You need to be fitter and more robust than a Formula 1 driver to be able to deal with extreme g-forces. You need to cope with doing several things at once. You need to have fast responses. Plus the secret ingredient -- natural ...
How To Decide As A Fighter Pilot – The OODA Loop in Real Situations Let’s see how this would work, in a real situation. Let’s check it against a situation of public speaking, a situation that puts into anxiety on a lot of people. ...
Today we are going to look at the process of becoming a Naval Aviator, specifically a Strike Fighter Pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet community! We will look at all of the phases of the process, from commissioning all the way to the fleet, illustrating see why those pilot who ...
1. Begin by drawing two diagonally slanted curved lines, roughly parallel to one another. This begins the body, or fuselage, of the jet. Drawing Step 2 2. Connect the lines drawn in the previous step by extending two long curved lines and allowing them to meet in a point. This forms ...
Landing an F-35B Lightning aboard a ship at sea is not as simple as pulling alongside and then setting down from a hover. Numerous procedures, policies, and contingencies come into play, which is why it's always a good idea to have a trained LSO monitoring the approach. U....
Today we’re going to talk about aviator watches. As a pilot in the US Air Force I’ve always had a keen interest in aviators’ watches and I’m going to share my insights and observations to help you choose your ideal timepiece. There isn’t any one style that defines an aviator wat...
A ramjet is a type of air-breathing jet engine that operates on the principle of compressing incoming air without the need for rotating parts. It relies on the high-speed forward motion of the aircraft to compress air, making it suitable for supersonic and hypersonic flight. Ramjets are effi...
Researched the legal considerations around operating drones commercially, including whether they neededdrone insurance, as well as everything that was required to become FAA certified as a commercial drone pilot Looked into the kind of equipment they needed, which included finding the right camera for...
“I’ve been able to pull myself out of a very dark hole because there were people there to help me,” an Eve player explains. “I realise not everyone had that opportunity. I’m in a place where I want to help and give back now.” ...