Jason, this was a fantastic read. The interludes back to previous Final Fantasy games hit really close to home for me. Are there any plans to continue your Final Fantasy Retrospective series, or did that end up taking too much of your time? I enjoyed your writing on the first 4 games in the series and I’m looking…

Good news! The landing gear isn’t needed in order for a safe landing! (the plane may not be airworthy afterwards, but the important part is the passengers being ok) I’m a pilot for one of the largest airlines on the world, and while I’ve never personally had to land with the gear up, I have two friends that have.…

There is a Colonial woman on the wing! I saw her! There’s something they’re not telling us! She was churning butter!

Nearly every jet and prop aircraft has the capability to backup from the gate using reverse thrust. (source: I’m a pilot for one of the largest airlines in the world and have flown several jet and turboprop aircraft in my career) but you will never see a commercial operator use this capability. There are several…

What happened here is that the seal was going bad around the exit. Absolutely not a safety issue, but definitely annoying. Contrary to what many people think, planes are not airtight. When we pressurize the aircraft at altitude, we are just pumping in more air than the amount escaping through the various holes in the…

Before reading the article and only seeing the title, I was prepared to come in here and refute your argument....but after reading the article, I think you hit the nail on the head. I absolutely would be sad if Lotus stopped selling cars in the US...but....I too would never ever be able to justify buying a new one. I…

That's Actually a pretty good summary!

You are absolutely correct. I was looking for US Airlines when I was scanning the list of mid-airs. One thing to keep in mind is that the FAA is far more strict towards US-based airlines when it comes to safety than it is towards foreign airlines. With that being said, the FAA didn't make TCAS mandatory until 1993…

I registered just to comment on this article. IMHO I think this is completely sensationalist BS. Source: I'm an airline pilot for one of the top 3 largest airlines in the world....