I don't know the first thing about the capabilities of helos, other than what I've seen on TV. So pardon my ignorance, but my understanding is helos can fly forward, backward, hover, climb in place, etc. Obviously that differs based on weight and specific helo I'm sure, but that's my understanding o...
Jump to postI would like to see the no show policy challenged in court. It's completely unreasonable and possibly illegal. Fine print doesn't absolve the airlines of their legal responsibilities. There's no cost to the airline when a pax doesn't show up. In fact, the airline will possibly sell that seat a secon...
Jump to postI'm sure there's an obvious explanation, but I've always wondered why flaps are retracted after landing. They need to be extended again before takeoff, so why bother retracting them? There's been a few crashes over the years where pilots forgot to extend the flaps for takeoff, so why not leave them ...
Jump to postFlying from ATL to YYZ a few years back and the flight was overbooked by a lot based on the number of volunteers they were looking for and appeared to accept. I was with a large group and I was not the driver so had no transportation home from YYZ if I stayed behind. I approached the desk and told t...
Jump to postOne thing I haven't seen an explanation for yet, or much discussion on, is the few cases where Max planes suddenly dove while on autopilot. In all cases the pilots manually took control and flew the plane without further issue, but if AP was on, then it wouldn't be MCAS causing the nose to point do...
Jump to postOne thing I haven't seen an explanation for yet, or much discussion on, is the few cases where Max planes suddenly dove while on autopilot. In all cases the pilots manually took control and flew the plane without further issue, but if AP was on, then it wouldn't be MCAS causing the nose to point dow...
Jump to postBefore they're all gone, I want to fly on the upper deck of a 747. Considering I'm based in Ontario, Canada, what would be my best option for doing so? KLM to AMS? The goal is to keep costs to a minimum because my only goal is the flight, not the destination. So the cheaper, shorter option would be ...
Jump to postOK so as a nervous flier I often get stressed when I see the age of the plane I'm on. I usually fly Icelandair 757 which are almost all around 25 years old. These aircrafts are still just as safe as anything else flying am I right? The age of an aircraft in years is in and of itself not a terribly ...
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