Not so long ago we presented here Sam Chui’s wonderful new book, Air2. Many readers who saw his striking aviation photography had been wondering: how does he do it? In this exclusive interview Sam reveals some of his secrets and plans. Sam, you are making some of the most fantastic aircraft pictures on the planet….… Continue reading Aviation photos you have never seen before…
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Air2
By Sam Chui Publisher: Pixelium Company ISBN: 978-988-99186-5-1 Good book stores the world over tend to have several nice volumes with aircraft pictures and they are rightly popular. However, when Sam Chui’s new book entitled Air2 hits the shelves, they will suddenly become obsolete. Sam has come with a new formula that combines well written… Continue reading Air2
Stormy Sunday and the Formula 1 Race
Like on other days when leaving house for duty at the airport, I was scanning the skies while I walked to my car. Are we going to use runway 13 or 31? Will there be thunderstorms or “flashies” as some people refer to them these days or not? Well, clouds were towering on the South-Western… Continue reading Stormy Sunday and the Formula 1 Race
Quote of August 2012
You don’t lead people by following them, but by saying what they want to follow. Enoch Powell
Boeing 787 Dreamliner dazzles with innovative details
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner stands apart from the Boeing aircraft that United currently flies. In fact, it’s different from any aircraft you’ve seen. We’d like to take you on a tour of the 787 inside and out, stopping along the way to show you the innovative features that make this a truly remarkable plane –… Continue reading Boeing 787 Dreamliner dazzles with innovative details
The Top 10 Most Devastating Plane Crash Videos
The folks at Fly Away Simulation have collected what they claim to be the ten most devastating plane crash videos and put them in a post on their web site here. Sad as these events are, they are part of aviation and we can say truthfully that we do learn from every accident, every incident… Continue reading The Top 10 Most Devastating Plane Crash Videos
TITAN Final Workshop Announced
The final TITAN Workshop will be held on 21 November 2012 in Palma de Mallorca. Details of the workshop will be promulgated in October, however, if you are interested in participating, please send a message with your details by clicking here. The TITAN project has analyzed the current turnaround process to detect gaps and to study… Continue reading TITAN Final Workshop Announced
Paradise remains paradise…
Honolulu has always been the main gateway to paradise. As you can see on the period postcard reproduced above, this gateway had an airport to match. Passengers could drink their Kona coffee right next to the apron and people alighting from the planes were embraced by the perfume of the flowers found in abundance everywhere.… Continue reading Paradise remains paradise…
Fragmentation then and now…
In previous writings on the problems we see with the concept of Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB), the authors have often compared the European ATM fragmentation the nine FABs are bringing to the situation we had back in the early 70s. Like all comparisons, this one is not perfect by far, but there are enough similarities to… Continue reading Fragmentation then and now…
Roger-Wilco – 3 years young
Exactly three years ago, on 23 July 2009, a new blog hit the internet under the name Roger-Wilco. There were many aviation related blogs there already, but none of them were dedicated to an air traffic management perspective on the world. The concept of Roger-Wilco has always been to help people navigate the complicated world… Continue reading Roger-Wilco – 3 years young