Skew-T Simplified, Pt. 2
Last month, we took a close look at Skew-T (sounding) diagrams and how they’re constructed. To refresh your memory, Skew-T’s are simply diagrams showing...
No Two Alike
Maybe it’s because the long Midwestern winter is not yet over, but the idea that approach procedures are like snowflakes comes to mind. From...
A DME/DME RNAV Future?
The FAA’s Minimum Operating Network (MON) focuses on serving general aviation. Why? How will the airlines and heavy corporate birds survive a significant GPS...
LOAs: Tribal Knowledge
One of the ways the FAA manages many things without creating new regulations is through Letters of Agreement (LOAs). There are many types of...
Airspace Review
The first thing that might be on your mind is; “Aren’t there fewer rules if you are IFR?” Well, kind of. The main example...
How We Die, Part 1
(This is the first of a four-part series of articles in which contributing editor Fred Simonds will fully explore common, oft-fatal mistakes that we...
Old School, New School
Admiral Grace Hopper was an amazing person, well known for her contribution to modern computing. Less well known than her famous nanoseconds (look it...