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October 14, 2006

ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (10.14.06): Flying Speed

Aero-Tips!

We've been reviewing the FAA's list of the Top 10 causes of pilot-error accidents. Second on their list is failure to attain or maintain flying speed. Today we'll look at the first component of airspeed control: rotation or, more correctly, liftoff speed.

Aero-Linx!

Aerodynamics on screen, diagrams included. Extensive site includes typical topics such as angle of attack, maneuvering speed, airfoils and more.

Aero-Terms!

Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System -- the system scans the vicinity by interrogating the transponders of other aircraft. It then uses the received transponder signals to compute distance, bearing and altitude relative to the own aircraft.

"If it were just Daley, I'd ignore his ravings, just as the folks in the federal government in charge of security and airspace do. But it's not just him. Other politicians (with the spectacular and notable exception of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) and self-appointed "experts" are jumping on the tragic accident -- repeat, accident -- in New York to sound off again about the "danger" of light aircraft, and how they must be regulated, restricted, banned."

Source: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Phil Boyer, in an impassioned letter published on the AOPA website Friday. In it, Boyer responds to comments made by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley regarding the crash Wednesday of a Cirrus SR20 into a New York apartment building...