The Learning Never Stops! 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 …

I try to give you the facts from the source materials but maybe I got it wrong, maybe I'm out of date. Sure, I warn you when I am giving you my personal techniques, but you should always follow your …

First, I do want to spread aviation knowledge through multiple avenues: Code 7700, this website, contains over a thousand articles about all things aviation. Code 450, our sister website, contains …

Normals Flight operations as they should be. See Abnormals, below, for when things go wrong.

Feb 26, 2021 · The pilot of an aircraft in a state of emergency shall set the transponder to Mode A Code 7700 unless ATC has previously directed the pilot to operate the transponder on a specified code.

May 27, 2019 · I grew up aiming for what we in the Air Force back then called "brick one" but once I got to the B-747, I got that nonsense beaten out of me. There are several issues here: 1 — How not to …

Feb 16, 2020 · FICON (Field Condition Report). A FICON is a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) generated to reflect pavement surface conditions on runways, taxiways, and aprons and Runway Condition Codes …

The case studies follow directly below, in alphabetical order. But first, a few articles of note: The Airlines of Korea and their special talent for crashing ...

Apr 15, 2017 · Many flight crews already use a variation of the Pointing and Calling technique for some repetitive tasks where accuracy is more important than speed. For example, pointing to the altitude …

I try to give you the facts from the source materials but maybe I got it wrong, maybe I'm out of date. Sure, I warn you when I am giving you my personal techniques, but you should always follow your …