Category: Demystifying – Page 7
Motion Induced Blindness
I received this from reader Albert Masetti as a demonstration on eye fixation. Michael Bach, a Professor at the University of Freiburg has a full page of Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena. The strength of this site is that he allows for controls for each of the illusions, so that you can check for yourself…
Read more… 20 Apr 12
Engine Failure After Take-Off
A selection of posts and articles discussing Engine Failure After Take-Off
Read more… 27 Mar 09
Accident Reports
Overrun in Ireland
On the 19th of February 2023, a private pilot arranged to meet with a flight instructor at Birr Airfield to fly a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. That morning, the flight instructor…
Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283
On the 9th of August 2024 at 16:22, Voepass flight 2283, a scheduled flight from Cascavel, Paraná, to Guarulhos, São Paulo entered a flat spin and crashed into a residential…
Demystifying
How to tell an F-16 Fighting Falcon from a Eurofighter Typhoon
There are a number of reasons why you might need to quickly point out the differences between a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon. You might…
Extreme Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight 321
A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. There were 229 on board, including eighteen…
History
Gladys Ingle Inflight Wheel Change: Emergency Action or Stunt?
This video of a mid-air wheel exchange goes viral once a year or so, but I never get tired of watching it. Last week, it showed up on Reddit and…
The Disappearance of the Hawaii Clipper May Not Be as Mysterious as Was Thought
This week, we have a guest post by J.B. Rivard who wrote an article for the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS) and used one of my articles as a reference.…
Fun Stuff
Terminally Early: The Berlin Viewing Platform
Mistakes were made. All of them were mine. Before I left for Dresden, I planned out my full itinerary. Berlin is a much busier airport than Tallinn, so I needed…
A Few Good Stories
I’m in Dresden at the moment and I’m afraid I haven’t had a free moment to write you a new article. Luckily, lots of other people are on the internet…
Jonathan Miller on Overrun in IrelandI suspect both the Irish and French would be annoyed by calling this a British aircraft. 
John Dallman on Aviation Tales from the FringesI've never understood how the "Train the guy in India" bit is supposed to work. What comeback does the company…
Gene on Aviation Tales from the FringesThanks for the seattletimes.com link. That's a refreshingly direct and simple article. It's the same in the computer industry. Remember…
Dave M. on Factual Version of the Clipper Eclipse crash featured in the OatmealHello Arlene. To my knowledge, all, or at least most, of the officers served in one capacity or another during…
Dave M. on Factual Version of the Clipper Eclipse crash featured in the OatmealHello Colin. I have copies of the flight crew and passenger manifests, and your grandfather is listed on it, age…
Arlene Waters on Factual Version of the Clipper Eclipse crash featured in the OatmealI believe that the entire flight crew served in military during the war. I am on a time crunch workwise…