Category: Pilot

The largest part of back wheel drive and some front wheel drive automobile with manual transmissions utilize a pilot bearing or bushing. The pilot bearing or bushing is responsible for offering ¬support to the alternator input shaft and clutch disc. When the clutch is detached, the pilot bearing permits the flywheel, also called balance wheel,…

Concepts reasoning The aviation world is an ever-progressing industry always looking to become more efficient in all facets. However, the commercial airline field runs a fine line with development while also protecting the integral safety of the industry is essential. One aspect the airlines have looked to become more profitable and efficient is the amount…

The profession of a commercial pilot is certainly one of the most exciting professions to exist. The tasks and responsibility laid upon a certain person, to navigate a sixty-tonne jet, travelling close to the speed of sound, is something that has sparked my interest. A pilot is someone; you can trust to navigate from point…

About SA in aviation Many of the accidents nowadays are caused because of the loss of SA. This is happening when the pilots are not realizing that a safety-critical occurrence took place. The pilots sort any event in their mental model of the situation and try to solve the occurrence using the information that recalls…

Ever since that glorious day on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first aircraft, planes have always fascinated us. Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer and author, once said, I have often been asked what I think about at the moment of take-off. Of course, no…