FAA Administrator Pushes Back on Using ADS-B for Fee Collection (3 minute read) At a Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee hearing on the FAA's response to NTSB recommendations from the January 2025 [...]
Instrument-rated Pilot, Remote (Drone) Pilot, Software Engineering Leader
I'm Brad Young, a software technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the industry, but more importantly, I'm someone who believes life is meant to be lived with enthusiasm and shared with others. When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or leading development teams, you'll find me in the cockpit of an aircraft or behind the controls of a drone, exploring the world from above.
Glide2 app review: planning the impossible turn before takeoff (3 minute read) Eric Radtke reviews Glide2, a free App Store tool that estimates the minimum altitude needed to return to the runway aft [...]
Instrument-rated Pilot, Remote (Drone) Pilot, Software Engineering Leader
I'm Brad Young, a software technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the industry, but more importantly, I'm someone who believes life is meant to be lived with enthusiasm and shared with others. When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or leading development teams, you'll find me in the cockpit of an aircraft or behind the controls of a drone, exploring the world from above.
Product PIREP: Bluebird Aero iPad Case (4 minute read) iPad Pilot News reviews the new Bluebird Aero case for iPad Mini 6/7, which builds an active cooling fan and a 6,000 mAh internal battery into a [...]
Instrument-rated Pilot, Remote (Drone) Pilot, Software Engineering Leader
I'm Brad Young, a software technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the industry, but more importantly, I'm someone who believes life is meant to be lived with enthusiasm and shared with others. When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or leading development teams, you'll find me in the cockpit of an aircraft or behind the controls of a drone, exploring the world from above.
Engine out? How to use ForeFlight's new Emergency Glide feature (4 minute read) ForeFlight's latest App Store update introduces Emergency Glide Mode, an extension of the decade-old Glide Advisor that [...]
Instrument-rated Pilot, Remote (Drone) Pilot, Software Engineering Leader
I'm Brad Young, a software technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the industry, but more importantly, I'm someone who believes life is meant to be lived with enthusiasm and shared with others. When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or leading development teams, you'll find me in the cockpit of an aircraft or behind the controls of a drone, exploring the world from above.
Garmin introduces D2 Mach 2 Pro smartwatch with LTE, Iridium (4 minute read) Garmin's new D2 Mach 2 Pro adds built-in LTE and Iridium radios so the watch can send texts, place voice calls, and trigge [...]
Instrument-rated Pilot, Remote (Drone) Pilot, Software Engineering Leader
I'm Brad Young, a software technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the industry, but more importantly, I'm someone who believes life is meant to be lived with enthusiasm and shared with others. When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or leading development teams, you'll find me in the cockpit of an aircraft or behind the controls of a drone, exploring the world from above.
FAA Quietly Developing AI-Enabled Predictive Air Traffic Management System (3 minute read) The FAA is building SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories), an AI-powered tool that c [...]
Instrument-rated Pilot, Remote (Drone) Pilot, Software Engineering Leader
I'm Brad Young, a software technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the industry, but more importantly, I'm someone who believes life is meant to be lived with enthusiasm and shared with others. When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or leading development teams, you'll find me in the cockpit of an aircraft or behind the controls of a drone, exploring the world from above.