Archive for April, 2012

Cargo pilot Fatigue Rules

April 24, 2012

I am surprised with the actions of the shipping company mentioned in the article below and also Fed Ex’s statement with both going against those try to fix the gap in the new pilot fatigue rules. New fatigue rules were implemented recently as a direct result of the investigation carried out on the Colgan Air regional jet [...]

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Aircraft Go-Arounds are Safe Despite What Some Journalists Say

April 20, 2012

A Misleading and Inaccurate Article I recently came across an article from the Times of India that not only portrayed the journalists complete lack of knowledge and understanding of his articles topic, but also displayed dramatic, sensationalistic rubbish. To say that the story was presented with a complete lack of accuracy is an understatement and has done [...]

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