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
The year 2025 is the year I finally get the very best of Code 7700 into four books: Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, and Relate. We start with Aviate, a collection of over 20 articles based on what you see on this website and from my articles in Aviation Week and Business and Commercial Aviation magazines. New Book! Aviate - A Professional Aviator's Notebook
Our Previous Update:
I recently heard that a major aircraft engine manufacturer blamed an engine control fault on a bit flip, meaning a cosmic ray made it to the Electronic Engine Control and rewrote the software. I'm not sure I buy this. Bit Flips
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 . . .
