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Things to do in Guernsey
The Food and Ale Festival. I think this means a pub crawl. I hope so. :) Currently looking at spending most of the time in St Peter Port, seeing the harbour and the market and probably the German Naval Signals HQ, Hautevill House and Castle Cornet. I’m not sure if the shipwreck museum in Fort…
Read more… 10 Feb 06
Things to do in Jersey
Visit Vineyards of La Mare Find out about Jersey Apple Brandy Try a real Jersey Cream Tea Go to the Ramsar wetlands Walk on the seabed where Jersey was once connected to mainland France Take a coastal cruise from Grouville Bay Visit the sea front at St Clement including Green Island Get a tour of…
Read more… 8 Feb 06
What am I doing?
I’m flying. And I have a plan. I’m flying to the British Isles. All of them. Well, all of them that have an airfield. After a lot of peering at Pooleys and pondering maps, it appears that we have a total of 38 islands that fit the criteria of having a runway that is useable…
My Wishlist: All the Islands
I made a list of all the islands with runways and had this vision of flying to them all over the summer. It’s going to take a bit longer than I expected to get to all of them – maybe a lifetime. But I’m still working on it! Mainland Great Britain Oxford, England The Channel…
Accident Reports
Air Taxi Prototype Crash at Cotswold Airport
On the 9th of August 2023, a VX4 crashed at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire during a test flight over the runway. The VX4 is a prototype air taxi, designed and…
The Unstallable Plane That Stalled
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a high wing, single engine aircraft: basically a Cessna 180 with six seats, a strengthened fuselage and a slightly more powerful engine. It’s a popular…
Demystifying
Training an AI Copilot To Spot Gliders
My friend Maria at Daedalean wrote this article about how they are using AI to help pilots detect gliders. I thought it was fascinating and Daedalean gave me permission to…
The Missing Bolts from Alaska Airlines flight 1282
On the 5th of January 2024, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 had just taken off when it lost a door plug, leaving a gaping hole on the left side of row…
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
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…
Flying Fails and Airshow Considerations
Long-term readings of Fear of Landing know that my favourite aerobatics show of all time is Kyle Franklin’s Ben Whabnoski Comedy act. Just in case some of you haven’t seen…
Harrow on Air Taxi Prototype Crash at Cotswold AirportThat design should remain in the pilotless category. Also crewless and, as far as I am concerned, passengerless. 
Jon on Air Taxi Prototype Crash at Cotswold Airport" it’s called the VX4. In any event, G-EVTL is the fullscale prototype of an electric high-wing aircraft with twelve…
CHip on Air Taxi Prototype Crash at Cotswold AirportI'm not following parts of this explanation: * Why shut down the right inboard engine after losing the left outboard…
Captain Ray on The Unstallable Plane That StalledPeter Goldstern Yes the full right rudder trim. I wondered about that too. The impression I had was that, "…
Mendel on The Unstallable Plane That StalledWell, I'm amused that you're dismissive of the "level of aviation knowledge" at the Safety Investigation Authority, Finland (SIAF), who…