Why Are They Called Knots or KTAS? KTAS vs IAS How Does Airspeed Change With an Increase in Altitude? Why You Should Care About KTAS When driving in a car or by train you measure your speed in either miles per hour (MPH) or kilometers per hour (KPH). When traveling by plane, the...
A car is speeding down a wet road at 100 mph when it suddenly slams on the brakes. How much farther will it take to come to a complete stop in the rain compared to on a nice day? The coefficient of friction between rubber and wet asphalt is ...
South of New York, the more Devin and I look at the infrastructure, the more convinced I am that significant deviations from the right-of-way are unnecessary. The curves on the line are just not that significant, and there are long stretches in New Jersey where the current infrastructure is...
It appeared to be traveling at roughly 8 knots (about 9 mph) before the collision, according to LSEG shipping data. Video footage of the disaster appears to show the 1.6-mile structure crumpling into the icy water almost immediately after it was struck. A search and rescue effort was suspend...
To sale, or sail fast. Gale To sing. Gale A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale Common Curiosities How are hurricane strengths categorized? Hurricane strengths are categorized by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, ranging from Category 1 to Category 5, bas...
What are the root causes of iliotibial band syndrome? “Maybe you’re just not built for running” Where’s the fire? The inflammation myth What’s muscle got to do with it? The role of trigger points (muscle knots) Hip and thigh pain: part of the problem, or a red herring? When ...
I am on the morning of my second day of no caffeine (well, yesterday I had 40mg in the form of soda, but that is nothing compared to my usual 500mg daily average coffee/soda doses) and late last night, I developed flu/cold like symptoms, and my head hurts (like when I have a ...
It's features have developed only as far as that of an undeveloped embryo of 53 to 54 days post-ovulation retaining enlarged cranial lobes, compared to its skeletal structure. As well as a set of rather oversized eyes that can be easily damaged by UV radiation because the contractile ...
Many of us participate in activities and sports that are at least somewhat dangerous. However, most of us also do not have a full appreciation of how risky these activities really are, especially compared to other things that we could be doing instead. ...
An excellent book which puts all this theory into motion (the only place it counts) is Rich Stowell’s Emergency Maneuver Traininghttp://www.richstowell.com/store/books/book-emergency-maneuver-training/The cost of a good book is inconsequential compared to “blue juice”…lets keep the learning...