Author Archives: Steve

Ways of identifying fear of flying and how to deal with it

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Steve

Four Reasons Why People Fear Plane Crashes and Why They Should Let Go of that Fear (guest author: Courtney Henderson)    The fear of flying is a legitimate phobia that can ground someone for life. Despite statistics reminding us how … Continue reading →

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Appeal proceedings in the matter of the July 2000 supersonic Concorde crash in Paris

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Steve

   The Concorde crash judicial saga goes on. In December 2010, more than ten years after the crash of the Air France supersonic Concorde at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, a lower court in France returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter … Continue reading →

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In remembrance of civilian pilots who took part in World War II

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Steve

   Remembrance Day is also a time to reflect on the role civilian pilots played in World War II, especially those hired by the Ferry Command. They helped establish a vital air link between aircraft production facilities in North America and … Continue reading →

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AF447 – Rio to Paris Air France Crash

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Steve

   The reason this blogger is not responding to the new book on AF447 released last week is that the BEA (+ EASA now?) still has to determine what instruments were in fact available to the 3 pilots in the … Continue reading →

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Airline Flight Automation

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Steve

   Is automation or, conceivably artificial intelligence, gradually taking manual flight control away from airline pilots?    This is a tough question few aviation experts are willing to face head-on.  Yet, given the spate of mishaps involving highly automated airliners and resulting in in-flight incidents and, much less … Continue reading →

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