The bi-annual Farnborough International Airshow wrapped up a couple weeks ago. I've lost track of how many MicroPilot has attended. It’s certainly more than 15 years since we attended Farnborough for the first time. The highlight of the flight demonstration portion of this year's show was a loop by a C-130 Hercules. This certainly upstaged …
A Tale of Two Concords
There is an odd museum just off the autobahn between Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Normally, museums have a curated feel about them; this one feels more like a bunch of stuff. There's a Stuka dive bomber sitting next to a giant pipe organ. There is this bizarre frankencar named Brutus, created by dropping a massive 46-liter …
Plane v Drone
There is still some controversy about the threat represented by a collision between a drone and an aircraft. There have been a number of these collisions reported in the media, and although some turned out to be bird strikes, some are real done collisions. I believe the researchers investigating drone / plane collisions can tell …