My years working in aviation have brought me some of the greatest experiences of my life. Few of them come close to my fortune in being…
Author: Phil Derner
Phil Derner
Phil Derner founded NYCAviation in 2003. A lifetime aviation enthusiast that grew up across the water from LaGuardia Airport, Phil has aviation experience as a Loadmaster, Operations Controller and Flight Dispatcher. He owns and operates NYCAviation and performs duties as an aviation expert through writing, consulting, public speaking and media appearances. You can reach him by email or follow him on Twitter @PhilDernerJr.
Student pilots are taught very early on to recognize that when an airplane approaches its minimum flying speed, the airflow over the wing will begin to…
Ah, the old “LaGuardia has short runways and is unsafe” line. It is a reputation the airport has, which people have been saying for a long…