ghost flight

ATIS Oct 5, 2026

The Cessna Citation Ghost Flight Over Virginia, Hypoxia at High Altitude, and the Time of Useful Consciousness Chart Every Pressurized Pilot Needs to Know Cold

A 2023 Cessna Citation ghost flight over Virginia and the 1999 Payne Stewart Learjet crash show why hypoxia kills before pilots know it's happening.

Tower

ATIS Sep 30, 2026

The Phantom Flogger: An Unmanned MiG-23 and the Ghost Flight That Crossed NATO Airspace in 1989

On July 4, 1989, a pilotless Soviet MiG-23 flew itself across five countries before crashing into a Belgian home - a Cold War incident with lasting lessons for pilots.

Tower

Cleared Direct Sep 27, 2026

The ADS-B Ghost Flight Problem, the Unauthenticated Broadcast Protocol Anyone Can Spoof, and the Security Vulnerability Built Into Every Traffic Display Flying Today

ADS-B's unauthenticated broadcast protocol allows anyone with accessible hardware to inject false traffic into cockpit displays - a known vulnerability with no near-term regulatory fix.

Vector

ATIS Sep 7, 2026

The Citation V Ghost Flight of Twenty-Twenty-Three, the Hypoxia Timeline That Leaves No Room for Error, and the Safety Alert Every Pressurized Aircraft Pilot Needs to Hear

The 2023 Citation V ghost flight over Virginia is a stark reminder that pressurization loss at cruise altitude can incapacitate a crew in minutes - with no intervention possible from the ground.

Tower