PLANE SPEAKING
In our last article in this section dedicated to those who always find themselves asking, “How is that done?”, we talked about ACP125 and ICAO, the past and present conventional languages used in airline communications. We received a lot of interest from our readers.
So...
SEAPLANES AND SEAPLANE BASES: HISTORY AND GEEK STUFF
AvGeek friends, today we’ll leave our beloved aeroplanes in their hangars to focus on seaplanes!
Seaplanes are aeroplanes which have the extraordinary ability to take off and land on water, allowing otherwise inaccessible places to be reached.
They were designed at the beginning of the 20th...
AIRCRAFT TYRES
If you follow the #AvGeek column on our blog, then you already know how aircraft landing gear is made. However, you still might not know about one crucial detail that guarantees a safe and comfortable flight: aircraft tyres.
Aircraft tyres are very different from...
HOLDING PATTERNS
There is no signage in the air. There are neither signs nor lines of demarcation, no traffic lights and no lanes. So, obviously, there are very strict standards to organise air traffic, especially near the most congested airports.
In order to allow all airplanes to...
LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!
Heavy snowfall has its charms. Flying over the Dolomites, we wouldn’t expect anything else.
But sometimes, heavy snowfall brings with it gridlock, temporary bus and train cancellations, issues in towns and cities and for those who have upcoming travel plans.
So… How do aeroplanes behave when...
BOARDING ON THE LEFT
If you’ve come across this section of our blog dedicated to flying, we’re sure you love airplanes. You may even be a frequent flyer. If that is the case, sorry for this short piece of obvious information: passengers board planes on the left-hand side....
THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR
We’ve already talked about the autopilot in another article or, more generally, about flight instruments, but today we’ll talk about something even more technical for real cockpit fans.
After all, we know that the #AvGeek column of our blog really gets our readers going and,...
FLAPS
#AvGeek friends, keeping you satisfied is no easy task!
Your questions make us tackle increasingly detailed topics and explain how all the components in our beloved aeroplanes work, even the smallest – but nevertheless important – ones!
Today is all about flaps.
Flaps are the moving parts...
MARKINGS ON RUNWAYS
If you drive a car or ride a scooter or bike, you’ll certainly be familiar with the markings painted on the tarmac. You know when to stop, overtake or watch out for pedestrians crossing the street.
Markings are a fundamental tool for managing mobility on...
PROFESSION: PILOT. INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN MARINO PALLA
What does being a pilot mean? And how do you become a pilot?
We asked these questions to Captain Marino Palla. With 16,000+ flight hours, he’s been a pilot for Air Dolomiti since 1997, a flight instructor since 2000 and Director of the Verona...