Aircraft
Do you need a perfect medical to get jobs with aviation management degree?
I have always wanted to be a pilot ever since i was a kid. however in case i dont get a perfect medical which can prevent me from flying, i want to get a degree in aviation managem...
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JF-17 "Super" Thunder Block Three with Rafale or Eurofighter or Gripen engine/radar for Canada, Latin America & KSA?
plus meteor missile do phd then correct english #&%@?...
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Was there really a mid-air collision over Germany in 2002?
I watched a tv show about a plane crash over Germany in 2002 where a plane full of Russian kids on their way to vacation in Spain collided with a DHL transport plane and everyone d...
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How do you become a pilot?
I’m a junior in high school and I’m interested in becoming a pilot. I know you need a bachelors degree, what do you major in though? How long does it take to become one? What i...
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Most maneuverable fighter of WW II?
I have tried finding this out on Google but I only seem to things related to the “fastest” or “best”..I cant seem to find anything concrete on the “most maneuverable”....
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Can a 50 year old pilot get a first officer job at a major airline like Delta, Fedex, American or UPS?
I'm a police officer and will retire when I become 46. I will work as a part time flight instructor until then and when I get retired as a cop, I will try to work at a regional air...
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How much free time would a newly hired first officer at a regional airline have for earning income with a side business?
And would this change after 2,3, or 4 or 5 years into the job?...
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On an east-west airway, when would I hold north of the airway, and when would I hold south of the airway and why?
View detailsHow much fuel does a airliner hold?
View detailsIs it true that, if you're offered an Antonov for free, you should turn it down because they eat you up in maintenance & parts are so...?
hard to find?...
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Would an airline employer or care much if my test scores were in the 80s instead of the 90s,?
For the instrument test or the commercial test, etc...
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What would happen in this scenario?
Say a US plane is flying in Asia and begins having engine problems. The pilots brush it off and try to correct the issue with their training. However, the problem worsens and they ...
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Are drones disrupting air travel being operated by radical environmentalists?
View detailsCan a person diagnosed as sociopath or psychopath legally become a pilot?
View detailsWhen william boeing founded the company that bears his name, what was he planning to build?
Passenger jets
seaplanes
bicycles
mail planes...
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Could a small airplane (Piper Cub, ETC.) that has a take off speed of 50 MPH, take off flying backwards if heading into a 60 MPH headwind?
and the plane was at full power?...
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Is going through the civilian process to become an Air Traffic Controller worth it?
I am 19 years old currently enrolled at a college to become a pilot. My school does not have an Air Traffic Control major which means I would probably have to go through the FAA Ac...
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What is civil aviation law in UK?
View detailsIn which flight situation would you talk to atc on a certain frequency, but listen to them on a different frequency?
View detailsHow many A380s does Airbus need to sell before they can start making profit? When did/will it happen?
View detailsWhy did the De Havilland Comet, the first operational Jet airliner, have unswept tail surfaces?
View detailsIs Drone an airplane or no?
View detailsWhich is bigger, Titanic or an aircraft carrier?
View detailsIs there a database where I can look up flight hours from personal pilots?
The FAA and AOPA don't seem to separate personal piloting accidents from general aviation. If you know of anywhere that will break down general aviation stats into executive, instr...
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Where can I find data about flight instruction accidents?
I'm trying to find information about number of crashes and accidents during flight instruction hours, either with the instructor flying or the student flying. Anyone have any idea ...
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How often to get an oil change on a C-172?
An A&P mechanic said I don’t need to change the oil because I am adding a quart every few flights anyway, so the oil is already getting changed every few months. Others say every...
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Are their any critical items that get overlooked during an annual inspection for a small single engine aircraft ?
View detailsWhy does class E airspace floor start at 700’ above some airports, and 1200’ above others?
View detailsHow do I report harassment by aircraft?
Its in the U.S. Also, the FAA was of no help....
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What weapon on aircraft can make the air feel like its vibrating?
No, what I felt was an electronic weapon, not a missile....
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Are old aircraft the only ones approved for zero-g?
Are old aircraft such as the 727, A300, DC-9 etc. the only ones approved for zero-g maneuver practices for fun/training?...
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When do people use the airplane emoji?
View detailsHow hard is a pilots lifestyle?
I'm looking to become a pilot and everything seems like it's going good. Although, I'm very worried about the lifestyle of a pilot. Being away from a possible family seems like a v...
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Are airplanes really safe ?
My mom and my aunts are going to Vegas next spring without us my sister is kind of upset about them going on a plane especially without her. We haven't been on one since we went to...
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What would happen if an aircraft takes off with too much flap extended?
What would happen if an aircraft takes off with more flap extended than needed?...
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Why do airlines use jets not prop planes?
View detailsIs it common for airline pilots to miss the airport and have to make a U-turn to land?
I was wondering because it was my first time flying and the pilot flew over the airport at first, made a U-turn, and then landed on the runway on the way back.
Is this common for...
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Can we ever get them for our own usage?
Some time back, Russia started selling off their very old fighter jets.
A number of celebrities had also purchase them for their own usage. Can we ever also get an old F4 Phantom...
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What licences does a flight training course give you up to?
So I am aiming at a course in Japan but I generally want to know what licences do you get up to usually and if I have to do a separate course for the licenses I need to become a pi...
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Is there a limit on how much anisometropia (difference in prescriptions) one can have in order to pass the FAA class one medical exam?
View detailsIs there a limit on how much anisometropia (difference in prescriptions) one can have in order to pass the FAA class one medical exam?
View detailsHave jet planes ever been used as kamikaze weapons?
View detailsAre logo lights required?
Does the FAA mandate logo lights for commercial aircraft like they do navigation lights, beacon lights, and landing lights?...
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Under what conditions can you fly in IMC without an IFR flight plan?
View detailsWhat's the passenger size range of a 135 aircraft?
FAA documents are so technical I can't find basic information about how many passengers a part 135 aircraft can carry....
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What is the passenger size range of a 121 aircraft?
I'm trying to find the average passenger size for part 121 planes but I can't find anything about it The FAA documents are so confusing. I just want to know the size range of this ...
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What are the most difficult subjects for the instrument rating written test?
View detailsCommercial airline pilots only!!?
How much money have you spent to become a commercial pilot and work as one?
Also if you dont mind saying how much years of experience do you have and whats your salary?...
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Do you need to own a real airplane to realize that GPS generates magnetic tracks?
Especially since the most of the world's airspace is based on magnetic tracks?
Should we trust aircraft mechanics who have no experience flying IFR certified GPSs that they do not...
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Can a pilot with a private pilot license become a commercial pilot? And can i get one at the age of 17?
View detailsIs a flux valve and slaved gyro system history?
Because my five year old Proline 21 equipped aircraft has two independent ones. Of course, this is totally necessary because otherwise it would have no way to reference itself to ...
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Who was the worst GA passenger you ever had and why? How did you cope with him/her?
View detailsAre there non-pilots that are allowed to drive a plane on the ground without actually flying?
Like a maintenance person moving it from one hangar to another?...
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What’s the best way to sell a small airplane?
It’s a ‘72 172. Basic airplane. I tried to sell it years ago, and all the local folks just want to low ball me ridiculous.
I listed it on eBay, and people have 10 billion ques...
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Commercial pilots ONLY!?
How long are you away from your family and what's the most popular option you can choose to be away from your family?
Also is it hard from your personal experience to be away?...
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