airplane
- News
YouTuber Banned From Flying Over Allegations he Deliberately Crashed His Plane
Before we get into this fresh YouTube drama, I feel I should start this one by firstly confirming that I am not a qualified pilot. – Given that I do have around 11 hours of instructed flying, however, I’m by no means ignorant of the processes and training required to…
Read More » - News
215,000 People Watch Planes Attempting to Land in Storm Eunice YouTube Stream
Although the worst of Storm Eunice has mostly passed the UK, the devastation it has left behind is still being tidied up. I mean, just to put this into context, within my small village we had 3 roads closed due to trees falling over in the wind. – For one…
Read More » - News
Starlink Applies to Bring Internet to Trucks, Ships, and Planes!
Elon Musk’s SpaceX-based Starlink internet service has certainly managed to capture the attention of many consumers. Particularly those who are currently languishing with sub-par connections eagerly eying up the potential speeds of up to 250Mbps. With it currently available in many countries now (albeit, at a prohibitively expensive price), it…
Read More » - News
Airplane Mode – Desert Bus Meets Economy Class Flying!
Following the recent release of Microsoft Flight Simulator, we have what undoubtedly represents one of the best flying games in recent memory. If that has proven to be too much of an adrenalin rush for you, however, there is a far more sedate alternative. Yes, releasing later today on Steam,.…
Read More » 
- News
Boeing 747’s Still Use Floppy Disks For Critical Updates
Are you planning on taking a flight in the very near future? Because if you are, and are something of a nervous flyer, you might not want to read this. So, if that is the case, why not check out this nice ‘feel good’ story instead. Still here? Well, in…
Read More » - News
Civilian Gets Accidentally Launched From Jet Ejector Seat
Civilian Accidentally Launched From Ejector Seat For those of you who have an interesting in flying and specifically military jets, it’s likely a dream to actually get to fly in one of them. For one particular passenger, however, that dream turned very quickly into a nightmare! In a report via…
Read More » - News
New UK Drone Regulations Come Into Effect On March 13th
New UK Drone Regulations! You may recall earlier this year that a rather serious incident occurred at a UK airport. Various people reported sighting a drone within exceptionally close proximity to the airport and this caused a total shutdown for around 12 hours. While current UK regulations did restrict flying…
Read More » - News
UK Jet Plane Reports ‘Closest-Ever’ Near Miss With Drone
UK Jet Plane Reports ‘Closest-Ever’ Near Miss With Drone One of the most popular tech gadgets released in the last 5 years certainly has to be drones. With their relatively inexpensive cost and ease of use, they have become wildly popular not only as a fascinating (and fun) toy but also…
Read More » -
- News
Pilot Reports Drone Deliberately Flown Towards His Aircraft!
Pilot Reports Drone Deliberately Flown Towards His Aircraft! Concerns over the size of drones and a handful of irresponsible owners have meant that the UK recently introduced much tougher rules regarding their ownership. Put simply, now they must be below a certain weight unless you’re certified. They must also only…
Read More » - News
Cybersecurity Experts Claims To Have Hacked Into Aircrafts
Cybersecurity Experts Claims To Have Hacked Into Aircrafts Cybersecurity is never far away from our minds in the modern world. We’re constantly being told to change our passwords or to make them so cryptic that we can barely remember them. During the Black Hat cybersecurity conference though, one member claims to…
Read More » - News
China Claims Successful Hypersonic Aircraft Test
China Claims Successful Hypersonic Aircraft Test Many of the major aerospace designers are working hard in their efforts to successfully crack the hypersonic barrier for aircraft. The speed, which is roughly 5 times faster than the speed of sound, means that if this could be incorporated into a design, we…
Read More » - News
Boeing Reveal Plans For Hypersonic Commercial Plane
Boeing Reveal Plans For Hypersonic Commercial Plane Boeing is one of the biggest names in terms of aircraft. Their 747 and 737 models are some of the best known in commercial aviation. For the future though, it seems that Boeing wants to do something pretty impressive. In a report via…
Read More » -
- News
Europe Wide Air-Travel Wi-Fi Hits A Legal Snag
European Air Travel Wifi Hits Legal Snag These days while flying having access to wifi internet is more common. We have certainly come a long way from having to switch electronic devices off. Being able to fly and not rely on the hit and miss that is the in-flight entertainment…
Read More » - News
First Non-Stop Flight From Australia to UK Lands
Non-Stop Flight from Australia to the UK With the mass commercialization of flying, getting to anywhere in the world no longer represents a massive difficulty. One of the more taxing efforts for commuters, however, is the actual flying itself. This is particularly notable when you have to make a ‘change-over’.…
Read More » - News
Drones Under Scrutiny Again as Collision with Plane Confirmed
Drone regulation on the way? Drones are a pretty fun piece of technology. Most of us have, I would expect, owned or operated a drone. From an entry level ‘budget’ £20.00 going into the thousands, they can be amazingly accessible. With this, obviously comes misuse and again, we may find…
Read More »
