A Pilot’s Blog
A blog about aviation, aviation news, and space.

STS-126 Mission Specialist, Dr. Don Pettit, demonstrates how you can drink a cup of coffee even in the weightless environment of space. A very fascinating video.

A blog named ProTraveller has an interesting article up about some of the most dangerous aircraft landings in the world – complete with a few videos. It includes the infamous approach to Princess Juliana Airport on the island of St. Maarten. Oh how I yearn to visit there one day.

Courtesy of the Airliners.net forums, I found this capture of what is supposedly the pre-flight safety video shown on Virgin Atlantic flights. This is probably the most unique safety video I’ve seen, and is sure to capture your attention quite well, just as it should.

You can view it here on YouTube.

While skimming the Airliners.net message boards today I found a thread with a wonderful video of a South African Airways Boeing 747SP landing at a very small airport outside Johannesburg, South Africa. The aircraft is to be used as a static exibit at a museum there. As you watch the video, keep in mind that the runway is about 50 feet wide, and the landing gear width on the 747SP is about 36 feet.

A 747-200 also landed at the airport prior to the 747SP, and you can see pictures of that as well as a narrative by the pilot here.

Here’s a neat little video of a race between a fighter, sports car, and motorcycle. I think we all know who wins. :-)