During Takeoff, The Gyroplane Pitched Up And When The Pilot Attempted To Arrest The Motion, The Backstick Forces On The Control Stick Were Greater Than Expected Analysis: The pilot was performing a post inspection test flight of the gyroplane. Prior...
From 2011 (YouTube Edition): A Unique, Affordable and Isolated way to Enjoy Ballooning Ballooning is both a unique as well as eclectic pursuit... and it attracts (naturally) a pretty unique brand of aviator to its ranks. But solo balloons are...
From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Aeronautical Decision-Making and Risk Management Now Flow Into Aviation Training… While at EAA AirVenture 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, heard a lot of talk about the new FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS). He decided...
Discrete Code As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; e.g., discrete codes: 0010, 1201, 2317, 7777; nondiscrete codes: 0100,...
“Having both Air Traffic Management programs at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses approved for this critical FAA initiative to strengthen the air traffic controller pipeline demonstrates the high level of training and education Embry-Riddle provides. We are proud to...
Aero Linx: British Gliding Association (BGA) The British Gliding Association is the governing body for the sport of gliding in the UK and members are the 76 clubs that provide gliding facilities for their members – clubs that are spread...
Purpose Of The Flight Was For The Accident Airplane To Be Photographed By Another Pilot From A Different Airplane Analysis: The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was for the accident airplane to be photographed by another pilot...
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DETRESFA (Distress Phase) [ICAO] The code word used to designate an emergency phase wherein there is reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger or require immediate assistance.