As a new student pilot, you might wonder why you need a specialist pilot flight bag at all? After all, you may reason, how much stuff do you have to take on a flight, particularly if you rarely go flying for more than an hour or so. And you can’t imagine being airborne for longer […]
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See what I did there? Punny, isn’t it? What isn’t a joke though, is the Cirrus SR22. This aircraft has become a titan in the general aviation scene and has set records across the board. By definition, it is a single-engine piston aircraft, but in reality, it is so much more. It has everything a
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The Airbus A319 is the second variant of the A320 family and the first shortened variant. The A319 was built in response to customers wanting a smaller variant to fly thinner routes that the A320 was too large for. The main customers of the Aircraft were airlines that already operated its larger variants since the
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The Dreamliner program focused on efficiency, economics, ergonomics, and environmental factors. It aimed to produce an aircraft that could burn less fuel, keep operating costs low and provide passengers with unrivaled amenities, all while minimizing noise and air pollution. The resulting Boeing 787 Dreamliner is considered to be the first next-generation aircraft of the millennium
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I have watched dozens of aviation movies throughout my life, so ranking the best aviation movies of all time was a difficult task. There are so many good ones that picking ten feels almost sinful, but I feel confident in my picks. Humanity has yearned for the skies since ever, and once we finally took
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I decided to learn to fly pretty much on impulse. I happened to be driving past a local flying school, and I screeched to a halt and booked an introductory lesson, just like that. I knew little about flying light aircraft, and nothing whatsoever about the flying school. I enjoyed my flight, so I then
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The Embraer 190 revolutionized the market for regional airlines and short-haul routes. Thanks to modern engineering solutions and decades of expertise in this segment, Embraer delivered a jet that kept costs low but reached the comfort and performance levels once reserved for larger medium-haul airliners. I have fallen in love with the E190. I spent
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If you’ve been on a short-haul flight, there’s a good chance it’s been in a Boeing 737. The B737 is one of the most successful aircraft in commercial aviation history and has ferried billions of passengers in its lifetime. From 1987 to 2019, the B737 was the highest-selling jetliner in history and still holds the
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Meet The Embraer 170 The Embraer 170 is a clean-sheet design derived from the extensive experience acquired from the Embraer Regional Jet family. The first member of the Embraer E-Jet series set the standards that its successors have held up. These aircraft are sleek, light, and modern, and airlines love them. As a passenger, I
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The Boeing 747 is easily one of the most iconic passenger aircraft in the world and possibly many others. This quad-engined, double-decker behemoth of an aircraft single-handedly ushered in a new age of aviation, and in the process earned itself multiple names. It’s been called the “Super Jet” and the “Jumbo Jet”, but it is
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