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Video of the week (3.12.10)

Last week we kicked off our new feature, the with a wonderful scene taken from the nose gear of a 747 that was flying freight in Africa. This week, the pilot and videographer uploaded a "How-To" video that shows just how those exceptional scenes were ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  12 Mar 2010

Photo of the day (3.11.10)

The wildlife photography of Max Waugh, a.k.a. Fiznatty on Flickr has been featured on Gadling probably more than any other user. And I just couldn't pass up this one. Max describes a Costa Rican beach: The mouth of the Sirena River in Corcovado ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  11 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Flickr

Plane Answers: A controller's take on the JFK kid and a college major for pilots

Welcome to Gadling's feature, Plane Answers, where our resident airline pilot, Kent Wien, answers your questions about everything from takeoff to touchdown and beyond. Have a question of your own? Ask away! A friend of mine who works as an air traffic ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  10 Mar 2010

Video of the week (3.05.10)

Welcome to a new feature at Gadling. We've been doing the photo of the day, culled from many of the contributors to the Gadling group on Flickr, for years. But we've come across enough exceptional videos that we've now decided to share them with you ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  5 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Flickr

Plane Answers: JFK kid controller incident and a smoking 757

Probably the most popular offering on LiveATC.net is the JFK ground and tower frequency. It's rather entertaining to listen to the Kennedy controllers who are often faced with the daunting task of moving so many airplanes from all corners of the world ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  3 Mar 2010

Related Topics: JetBlue,  Aeromexico,  Aeroflot

Photo of the day (2.25.10)

Today's photo of the day comes from Many Moon Honeymoon who stumbled upon a natural "infinity pool." He explains: Tat Kuang Si waterfall is about 32km outside Luang Prabang in Laos. After taking this photograph, I went for a swim. The edge of the pool, ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  25 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Flickr

Photo of the day (2.18.10)

Some people can see a shot that everyone else would miss. That's the case with "___j___" who submitted this picture taken in Abiqulu, New Mexico for our Photo of the Day. I especially like how the drab forward view is 'enhanced' with the view from ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  18 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Flickr

Cockpit Chronicles: Frank's final flight

"Keep your schedule open in October of '09." He said. "Yeah, OK, Frank." I replied. It's quite an honor to be asked to fly someone's retirement flight-something I've been lucky to do once before with a dear friend. I gladly accepted. I suspect my ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  15 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Boeing,  National Guard,  Virgin America

Plane Answers: The Frontline episode regional airlines don't want you to see

I've always been a big fan of PBS's Frontline. It's obvious that they study a subject before they report on it. And as any pilot knows, that can be a rarity in the often hyped television coverage of the airline industry. Frontline has tackled specific ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  9 Feb 2010

Photo of the day (2.4.10)

Fiznatty aka Max Waugh is no stranger to our Photo of the Day. His latest is called "The Hunter and the Mountain." While trying to seek wildlife to photograph, Max instead managed to get this great shot of a the Andes in the Argentina portion of ...

From KENT WIEN, Gadling,  4 Feb 2010

Related Topics: Flickr

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