Sport-Pilot Training
Our pilot training articles are designed to help you improve your flying proficiency. Bone up on beneficial skills as well as the biggest mistakes to avoid as a pilot. Fly right with articles on topics such as dealing with ice and the most dangerous things you can do as a pilot.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Flight Bag For All NeedsBrightline’s new Flex system transforms the flight bag I must own seven or eight different flight bags. |
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Over Water, Under Canopy!Saved by the BRS parachute Cylinder-head temp gauges are creeping noticeably toward the red lines. Not good. No, this isn't looking good at all. |
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 The Ultimate ChoiceUsing crew resource management for the decision-making process It was a particular flight in December of 2011 that really stands out in my mind. |
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 The Joys Of SummerDepending on where you live, summer can be the time to fly It was late summer, and I nursed the old Bellanca Cruisemaster higher as we passed over Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison, Colo. |
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Getting Back Into ItRust removal can actually be fun Yeah, I got my license, but then I got married, had a couple of kids and got engrossed in building my career, so I didn't fly for a long time. |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 20 Things You May Not Know About Night FlyingDarkness comprises roughly half of every day, but that’s no reason to avoid flying at night, if… To that end, I studied with one of Hollywood's hardest-working studio lead trumpet players, Bud Brisbois. |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Precision FlyingChange your mind-set to improve your flying Precision and approximation: These are contradictory terms that, when applied to flying, have more to do with the pilot's mind-set than they do with skill. |
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 A Part 142 Flight ReviewWhy simulator training could save your life Like so many aeronautical adventures, this was a quest for a signature. |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Aerospace Careers OutlookTop jobs with a promising future For the first time since the great crash of 2008, we've heard nothing but optimism (though some of it was cautious) during interviews for our annual aerospace careers feature. |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Living LargeTransitioning from a piston to a turbine Making the transition from a fixed- gear piston into a turbine isn't easy, cheap or quick, but it's possible. |
