Airbus Fly-By-Wire, Normal Law, and the Flight Envelope the Airplane Simply Will Not Let You Leave
Radio Hangar explores Airbus Fly-By-Wire, Normal Law, and the Flight Envelope the Airplane Simply Will Not Let You Leave.
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Garmin Smart Glide, the Button That Flies Your Airplane to the Nearest Runway While You Figure Out Why the Engine Quit
Garmin Smart Glide automates the first 60 seconds of an engine failure - glide math, airport selection, and radio setup - while leaving the landing to you.
VectorAirbus DragonFly, the Automatic Emergency Diversion Demonstrator, and What Happens When the Airplane Has to Fly Itself Home
Airbus DragonFly is a flight-tested demonstrator that can divert, land, and taxi an airliner when the crew can't - here's how it works.
VectorV NAV, the Autopilot Mode That Flies the Descent, and Why Coming Down Is the Hardest Thing in the Cockpit to Automate
Radio Hangar explores V NAV, the Autopilot Mode That Flies the Descent, and Why Coming Down Is the Hardest Thing in the Cockpit to Automate.
VectorGarmin Smart Glide, the Red Button That Flies Your Best Glide and Points You at a Runway the Moment the Engine Quits
Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button feature that holds best glide, finds a reachable runway, and tunes your radio after engine failure.
VectorThe Flight Director, the Magenta Command Bars, and Why the Autopilot Only Ever Flies What Somebody Already Drew on the Glass
The flight director draws command bars advising how to fly; the autopilot merely follows them. Here's how both work and how to fly them safely.
VectorAirbus Fly-by-Wire, Normal Law, and the Flight Envelope Protection That Won't Let the Airplane Stall
How Airbus Normal Law and flight envelope protection stop an A320 from stalling - and the training trade-off that comes with it.
VectorGarmin Smart Glide, the Button That Turns Your Panel Into a Copilot the Instant the Engine Quits
Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button emergency tool that finds the nearest reachable airport and manages workload when your engine quits.
VectorAuto-GCAS, the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System That Waits Until the Last Half-Second to Save an F-Sixteen Pilot Who Has Already Blacked Out
How Auto-GCAS quietly monitors an F-16's flight path and takes control at the last recoverable instant to save pilots who have blacked out.
VectorGarmin Smart Glide, the Red Button That Pitches for Best Glide, Finds You a Runway, and Buys Back the Sixty Seconds You Waste After the Engine Quits
Garmin Smart Glide pitches for best glide, finds a reachable runway, and tunes your radio with one button - closing the deadly startle gap after an engine failure.
VectorGarmin Smart Glide, the One Button That Flies the Emergency for You, and the Cockpit Automation Debate It Reignited at Oshkosh
Garmin Smart Glide automates the first 30 seconds of an engine-out emergency - but it stops short of landing the airplane, and that limit is the point.
VectorGarmin Smart Glide and the Button That Flies the Glide For You When the Engine Quits
Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button system that pitches for best glide, finds a reachable airport, and tunes 121.5 after engine failure.
VectorFADEC - The Computer Between Your Throttle and Your Engine
FADEC manages every variable in modern turbine engines with dual-channel redundancy - and understanding how it works, and fails, is essential for any pilot who flies behind one.
VectorThe F-16 Auto-GCAS - When the Jet Takes Over Because the Pilot Can't
The F-16's Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System has saved multiple pilots from certain death since 2014 - and its technology may reshape civilian aviation safety.
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