Maintaining your position in relation to the center of the earth is something we all take for granted each day as we move about the earth. We are able to do so only because of an extremely complex and Divinely designed system in our bodies called the Vestibular System which contains, in part, the Otolith…
I get to go to Oahu, Hawaii each year for about a month duration because my military unit is located there. I know…I know…but someone’s got to do it! I lose all sympathy when people hear of my unit’s location, but that’s not my problem…I’m just following orders from Uncle Sam;) I love Hawaii and…
Try taking a pen, stand up next to a table, and write your name in cursive as neatly as possible on a piece of paper without allowing any part of your body to touch the paper or table. Now, take the same pen and write your name in cursive as neatly as possible, but bend…
When flying at different regimes of flight, there should be certain flight controls that control certain aspects of flying. For example, during an approach to landing, no matter which aircraft you are flying, pitch should always control airspeed and power should always control the approach angle. With this in mind, the approach becomes quite easy…
On final approach to a runway, from whenever the approach is initiated to about 100′ AGL, the aircraft should be flown in coordinated flight, meaning the inclinometer’s ball is in the center. Yes, there are times when a slip to landing can be used to kill excess altitude, but that is probably not the norm…
Being in the military in a Special Operations Forces (SOF) unit, I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of shooting and hung around high-speed soldiers (Green Beret’s, SEAL’s, snipers, etc.) who are the best of the best with a weapon. All are in agreement, if you want to hit the target which you are…