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 Squawk 7700, but if that day ever comes, to prepare you to deal with it competently.
Our Latest Update
Wise saying: “Whatever is drilled in during training comes out the other end in combat - no more, no less.” One more: “In combat you do not rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training." This is valuable advice even if you don't expect to be in combat anytime soon. If you've been a professional pilot for more than a few years, you can probably see where I am going with this. Sink to Your Training
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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
An Index of Previous Updates
If you remember seeing something on "Homeplate" in the last two years, you will find it here, in a list of recent lead stories. Lead Stories . . .