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First Flight Bag: What Fledgling Pilots Need to Succeed

The kneeboard is sort of a lap desk a pilot uses in flight. It doesn’t have to be huge. They can be as simple as a 5-by-7 ...
AirlineGeeks on MSN

A320's Sudden Descent Linked to Faulty Computer

The JetBlue Airbus A320 that experienced a "flight control issue" last week was found to have suffered a computer malfunction ...
National Interest on MSN

What Does “Fly by Wire” Actually Mean—and Why Does It Matter to Fighter Jets?

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones.
Flying

Pointers for Packing Your First Flight Bag

Essential flight bag items for pilot training include a noise-canceling aviation headset, a flashlight with colored lenses, and a secure kneeboard for charts and note-taking. Additional recommended ...
SpaceNews

Ball Aerospace Wins Ares Flight Computer Contract

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The Atlantic

Newest Flight 370 Claim Says Someone Ordered the Plane's Computer to Change Course

American officials are now saying that the first sharp westward turn taken by missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was programmed into a computer system, most likely by someone in the cockpit, ...
Ars Technica

Boeing’s Starliner test flight scrubbed again after hold in final countdown

A computer controlling the Atlas V rocket’s countdown triggered an automatic hold less than four minutes prior to liftoff of Boeing’s commercial Starliner spacecraft Saturday, keeping the crew test ...