Is this the right airport?

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Is this the right airport?

Posted on February 1, 2022 by

mike Posted in — 9 Comments ↓

We make fun of Chuck always flying into restricted areas. In real life, these incursions are taken very seriously. A few years ago, while working in Nevada for a fire contract, we were based at a very small airport for …

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Tagged with: ATC, computer game, flight lesson, lost, orientation, restricted area

North vs. South

Posted on June 29, 2021 by

stef Posted in — 4 Comments ↓

I don’t know how many of you have heard of Ockham’s Razor. “Applying Ockham’s Razor” is a fancy way of saying that the simplest explanation is most likely the correct one. It’s a good way to start any investigation, although …

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Tagged with: compass, magnetic poles, map, navigation, orientation, sun

Navigation obstacle

Posted on June 22, 2021 by

stef Posted in — 3 Comments ↓

It blows my mind that iPhones are just about 13 years old, considering how ubiquitous smart phones and tablets are nowadays. Makes you wonder what our world could look like in another 13 years. I’m pretty sure that at some …

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Tagged with: cockpit, flying, foreflight, iPad, iphone, map, navigation, orientation

That feeling of being watched

Posted on June 8, 2021 by

stef Posted in — 2 Comments ↓

Alexa, am I being surveilled 24/7? … I don’t use Alexa, but I have Siri installed on my iPhone. I don’t use Siri either, but every now and then she feels I addressed her and starts up. Which means, the …

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Tagged with: f-15, flight lesson, intercepted, navigation, orientation, restriced area, student pilot