This question comes from David:

How do you find an intersection that is off the airway your on without GPS/loran or a vector from ATC.  For example, let’s say your over PXN (cental california) cleared to the Oakey intersection.  Once I set up my radials to identify the fix, how do I estimate my ETA at Oakey without knowing the exact distance?

Thanks for your question David. To answer you question, I created a video tutorial showing you how to use a easy to remember rule of thumb that works especially well if you course is north-south (such as it is in your case).   I hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any other questions and remember to…

Fly Safe!

By the way, if you are curious about the desktop ruler I used in the demonstration, it is available at:

http://www.askacfi.com/tools

I don’t know why, but I have noticed a lot of songs lately on the radio talk about flying private jets. That got me to do some research about airplane songs. Airplanes are featured in a LOT of songs! I found this great post at “Dictatorship of the Air” that suggested 10 songs about airplanes. I took those songs, some of the ones suggested in the comments of that post, plus some of my own favorites and created a iMix for iTunes. I simply entitled my mix “Airplane Songs” Here is my iMix. What do you think? What songs would you like to add or remove?

Before you even get started reviewing this mix, I have to defend the first selection. The reason it was added is because in the chorus he sings about leaving with a girl on his “G-V”. Maybe this mix will make a great soundtrack as you are driving to the airport for your flight lessons or work. Enjoy.

I was stumbling this afternoon and discovered an amazing collection of shots from the cockpit of aircraft around the world. You have to appreciate the lanyard around the pilot’s neck in photo 9 (the A320). Let me know what you think about these pictures. I think my favorite is the picture from the cockpit of the Boeing 747-200. What’s yours?

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