Is Muscle Memory for Real?

Unlike octopuses, we don’t have brains in our limbs. So we can’t really “memorize” anything in our arms and legs. But it’s true that once you learn how to do something physical—whether it be riding a bike or swimming – it becomes easier and easier to do it without thinking. It sure feels like your muscles remembers how to do it. But the reality is that the activity is happening in our brains.

Why Spin and Recovery is mandatory in Military Aviation?

A spin is a yaw aggravated stall which results in rotation about the spin axis. The aircraft follows a steep, “corkscrew” like, downward path. Spins can be entered, either intentionally or unintentionally, from any flight attitude and at practically any airspeed. If a stalled aircraft is subjected to a sufficient yaw rate, it will enter a spin. The yaw can be induced by improper use of the rudder or can be a result of the wing drop characteristics of the aircraft in question. In a spin, both wings are in a stalled condition but one wing will be in a deeper stall than the other. The drag is greater on the more deeply stalled wing causing the aircraft to autorotate (yaw) toward that wing. Spins are characterised by high angle of attack, low airspeed and high rate of descent.

Unfurling or Hoisting?

Even after having spent close to half of my lifetime in armed forces, I didn’t know on 26 th January the national flag is unfurled, while on 15 th August it is hoisted till a close friend yesterday enlightened me about this basic fact ! The logic behind this is that on 15th August the flag is tied to the bottom of the pole, it is lifted up to the top and then hoisted.To symbolise the struggle for independence while lifting it up the pole and then celebrating independence by hoisting…