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Aviation is complicated business, and it can be deadly if not undertaken with the right mindset. Our goal here at Code 7700 is to prepare you to avoid the day you will need to Squawk 7700, but if that day ever comes, to prepare you to deal with it competently.
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The first description I ever read about Inertial Navigation was meant in jest, but it wasn’t actually too far off: An Inertial Navigation System knows where it is because it knows where it was and where it has gone since. Inertial Navigation Systems have become very cheap and very accurate to the point we just assume they always work. Understanding how they work may prove useful to you when other navigation systems don't. Inertial Navigation
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The way most of these Air Force Accident Investigation Board (AIB) reports read is you get the basic facts, you get what happened, and you get some of those facts listed as causal. But you almost never get into the why of the accident, because it would come back and point right back at the Air Force. This report does a better job than most, but it still misses its target. Sometimes, the organization itself is at fault. Sometimes, there are lessons to be learned by any flight organization. Case Study: B-1B 85-0085
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We track our currency with dates, numbers of landings and approaches, and have a general sense of how proficient we are. But what about "knowledge proficiency?" Allow me to offer 25 questions and answers, complete with a link if you need a quick refresher on that particular topic. Twenty-Five Questions
