Ask Captain Dan Baz – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Can Planes Fly From Ground Control?
CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question . Can flight control of a commercial aircraft be taken over from the ground? Question asked by Brad. Answer . Science fiction, movies and modern [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Pilot Licenses
CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question . When my grandfather reached a certain age, he had to go for a driver test to keep his driver’s license. Are there any checks [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Using Electronics, Phones, & Tablets on Airplanes
CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question I fly frequently on business and always carry my laptop, Blackberry phone and sometimes my tablet with me. The cabin crew always say to [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Electricity on Airplanes – April 15, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. . Answer Airplanes at the beginning of aviation had no electrical systems at all. However, it was not long before airplanes needed lights to fly [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Cabin Air Quality – April 9, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question In an airplane cabin there are a lot of passengers in close proximity in a confined space. Often many people are coughing, sneezing and [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Thunderstorm Clouds – April 5, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Airplanes normally fly through clouds, but why do they fly around thunderstorm clouds ? Question asked by Colin . Answer Airliners are designed to [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Bird Dangers – March 29, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. . Question I have heard about airplanes hitting birds. How common and how bad a problem is it? Asked by Iain Answer . Airplanes and [...]
Ask Captain Dan Baz : Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Cabin Pressure – March 18, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. . Question How is an airplane cabin pressurized ? . Answer . The cabin air system in airliners is designed to provide a safe, comfortable [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. March 9, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. . Question . Do pilots have to meet certain medical standards ? Question asked by Cathy. . Answer . All commercial pilots must meet [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. February 21, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question . Is there cruise control on airplanes, similar to what I have on my car ?Question asked by Orly. . Answer . Yes, there [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. February 15, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question . Are pilots’ duty times and number of flying hours regulated ?Question asked by Erich. . Answer . Pilot fatigue has been identified as [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. February 6, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Are there highways in the sky for airplanes ? How do the pilots know which way to go and when to turn ?Question asked [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 30, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Are there speed limits in the sky ?Question asked by Michelin. Answer Yes, there are speed limits in the sky. There are general speed [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 23, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question What happens to the waste from toilets and sinks ?Question asked by Christopher Answer Some say that as the flight progresses and everybody gets [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Flying in Winter ? – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. January 17, 2012
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Last winter we flew from Toronto to Calgary. In Calgary we were landing in a snow storm. Do airplanes need any protection or special [...]
Ask Captain Dan: How Strong are Plane Windshields? – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question Big jets fly high and fast. I always wondered what the windshields that the pilots look through are like on those airplanes .Question asked [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Planes Flying In Winter – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question During the winter season airplanes fly in all kinds of nasty weather conditions. How are airplanes protected from snow and ice ?Question asked [...]
Ask Captain Dan: Turning Up the Power on Landing – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions.
CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question On landing I heard the engines power up again yet the airplane is braking. Why does the engine power go up ? I thought [...]
