by Alan Armstrong | Nov 14, 2019 | Aerobatic Aircraft, Air Force, Airshows, Flying Clubs, Formation Flying, MIlitary
Moody Air Force Base – Getting Back in the Saddle The two-month layoff from flying had been filled with physical therapy appointments and work until I could return to flight status. I was cleared to resume flying 52 days after a total knee replacement. It was...
by Alan Armstrong | Nov 11, 2019 | Airport Vulnerability, Legal, Stop Airports Near Windfarms, Windfarms
Dangerous Impact of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) on Radar Scientists are just coming to appreciate the problems large fields of WTGs can cause for Air Traffic Control Radar and Weather Radar facilities. Wind turbine generators (WTGs) are increasingly littering the...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 17, 2019 | Aircraft, Airport Vulnerability, Airports, Companies, Corporations, Law, Legal, Politics, Stop Airports Near Windfarms, Windfarms
Wind Farms and Public Use Airports – Why the FAA Fails to Ensure Air Safety The explosion of wind turbine developments across the United States does not bode well for the continued viability of many public use airports. Overview of the Problem Increasingly, wind farms...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 19, 2019 | Accident, Aircraft, Engineering, Law, Legal
An Analysis of the Engineering Decisions Made by Boeing in Designing the B-737 Max Aircraft On October 29, 2018, a Boeing 737Max 8 operated as Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610 crashed in the Java Sea. The aircraft exhibited an erratic flight profile concluding with a...
by Alan Armstrong | Mar 19, 2019 | Accident, Aircraft, FAA, Legal, Media appearance, Video
Interview on CNN about recent Boeing 737 max 8 crashes On March 13 2019, Alan Armstrong, aviation attorney and pilot is interviewed by CNN journalist George Howell about the crashes of two Boeing 737 max 8 aircraft, the executive order by President Trump grounding the...