To train or not to train?
.......Hmmm, a very valid question if you ask me. I mean, 10 million shillings just doesn't grow on trees, and, you may be correct in...
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Captain Alexander
Apr 20, 20238 min read
The Grand Caravan
If there's an aircraft that would really fascinate me while I was still young and growing in curiosity for aircraft and flying, it would...
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Captain Alexander
Sep 12, 20223 min read
What's in your hangar? Part 2
As promised, here's the second part of the flight simulator add-on review, and just like the previous one, I intend to make this short...
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Captain Alexander
Sep 9, 20227 min read
What's in your hangar?
Well, truth be told, sometimes Flight Simulator (or whichever sim ie: Xplane or Prepar3d) can get quite boring especially once you get...
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Captain Alexander
Jun 4, 20222 min read
Types and classification of Drones
There are numerous ways to classify drones and as such, there exists no one standard to which drones can be grouped under. This is mostly...
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Captain Alexander
Jun 3, 20228 min read
My first time on a C-172!!
While still doing ground school, the closest I could get to an aircraft was by gazing through the large grilled windows at the student's...
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Captain Alexander
May 30, 20224 min read
Spreading Your Wings Further
For any prospective student of flight, there usually comes that debate of whether to pursue training at a school closer to home or set...
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Captain Alexander
May 24, 20225 min read
Speaking of Drones.....
" In drone flying, you can consider commercial drone services alongside your Engineering and Surveying services. Anyways, there are vast...
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Captain Alexander
May 11, 20224 min read
Who's got you covered?
In the same way we take out insurance against medical, motor vehicle, household and other kinds of liabilities, aircraft owners and...
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Captain Alexander
Sep 10, 20213 min read
" Wilco.. Cactus 1123"
The title of this article reflects how typical communication between flight crews and ATC (Air Traffic Control) pans out on a day to day...
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Captain Alexander
Sep 9, 20213 min read
Turn on the Water Works!!!
Perhaps you may have been one of the lucky ones to be on board an aircraft which, upon landing and taxiing to the gate was welcomed by a...
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Captain Alexander
Aug 13, 20213 min read
Deconstructing Aircraft Registration Marks
In the same way automobiles, motorbikes, and heavy commercial vehicles have number plates, aircraft too, have unique identifiers which...
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Captain Alexander
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Aircraft customer codes
Skimming through random aircraft photos on airliners.net or jetphotos.com, it is not uncommon to pick out aircraft with unusual sets of...
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Captain Alexander
Aug 2, 20214 min read
Engineer's Perspective (Part 2)
In the first part of this interview, I had a chance to speak with Amy who gave us her insights on aeronautical engineering and her...
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Captain Alexander
Jul 30, 20213 min read
The Power of Maps
"There's just something hypnotic about maps"- Ken Jennings Upon entering any flight school, one is greeted by huge aeronautical charts...
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Captain Alexander
Jul 23, 20215 min read
An engineer's perspective
Now, if you thought that flying was difficult, I don't know what you'd say about aeronautical engineering. Maybe you calculus and linear...
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Captain Alexander
Jul 20, 20217 min read
There's music in the air.....
One of the things that fascinates me about the human mind is its readiness to seek and try out new things. Many a times, I look around...
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Captain Alexander
Jul 16, 20217 min read
Lets Chop it up with Captain Jon
While I'm not particularly keen on flying choppers, let alone being carried in one, helicopters still offer the thrill and challenge for...
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Captain Alexander
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Ati video games are for losers?!?!?!
Naaah! I disagree. In fact, I think that those making such assertions have never really experienced what it is like to have all your...
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Captain Alexander
Jul 15, 20212 min read
A Sneak Peak into the world of aerial survey (Part 1)
The beauty about flying is that there are a variety of career options to choose from, considering that not everyone aspires to be an...
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