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Article: May I See Your Driver’s License?

Others believe the resources the FAA devotes to medical certification could be put to better use elsewhere.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety

Article: Running With The Big Dogs: A Jet Experience

Don't be in a rush to screw things up!" It's one of many little sayings and memory joggers that 2010 National CFI Of The Year Jeffrey Robert Moss (everyone calls him "MossY") teaches students in his Flying Like The Pros (FLTP) system....

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Aviation Resources, Flying Skills, Jets, Learn To Fly

Article: Let It Roll: Include, Don’t Exclude

We all love stories of how people are seduced by aviation, but it's just as interesting to know what keeps them out.

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Air Race Accidents

The death toll quickly rose to 11, including the pilot with about 70 injured.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Proficiency

Article: Landing Without Flight Controls

The airplane had been climbing through 8,000 feet out of Baghdad for Bahrain when it was hit in the left wing by a shoulder-launched, surface-to-air missile, fired by a Fedayeen terrorist.

Also labeled: Features, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Situational Awareness

Article: Let It Roll: Coast-To-Coast

The faster I go, the harder I want to pull back on the yoke. The grey turns into blue, and all I see is sky.

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: The Dangers Of Noise Fatigue

I was tired. No, beyond tired. I was fairly well-whipped. There are no legal limits imposed on flight hours associated with ferry flying, and stupidly. ...

Also labeled: Features, Gear, Headsets, Passenger Comfort, Pilot Gear, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills, Pilot Supplies

Article: Fire In Front

According to a search of NTSB data, in 2010, there were only four general aviation fixed-wing accidents investigated that involved in-flight engine compartment fires. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety

Article: Winter Flying Tips

Winter is as inevitable as aging, and for pilots who live in or fly to the northern latitudes, every winter will present significant challenges.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Features, Emergency Situations, Flight Hazards, Flight Planning, Flying Skills, Journeys, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Proficiency, Safety, Situational Awareness, Weather, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Flying Fifi

My most memorable flying experience was on September 20th, 2011, when I got my copilot checkout in Fifi, the only flying Boeing B-29.

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Fuel Imbalance

Most pilots know what it feels like when an airplane is wing heavy because there's more fuel on one side than the other.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Angle Of The Wing

I was introduced to an angle-of-attack indicator back in the early '80s. I was ferrying a V35B Bonanza from Atlanta, Georgia to Palo Alto, Calif., where it was to be fitted with one of Victor Aviation's balanced, blueprinted, Black Edition engines. ...

Also labeled: Features, Pilot Skills, Accident Statistics, Angle of Attack, Decision Making, Flight Training, Navigation, Safety

Article: Safe Turnarounds

Over the years, I've made frequent mention of a controversial number: "safe turnaround altitude."

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Risk Management

Risk management is a solid concept, and an often-used term in aviation, medicine, firefighting, insurance and business.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, ATC, Decision Making, Features, Flying Skills, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills

Article: The Ted Stevens Accident

The NTSB says cockpit recorders might have helped shed better light on exactly what happened in the accident in which former U.S.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Proficiency

Article: A Whole New Flying World

A fellow pilot once asked, "How long does it take to check out on skis?"

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Article: IFR Communications: Serious Business

I listened carefully to the clearance on the first go-around, shook my head in exasperation, and wondered if the controller had been a trumpet player in a previous life. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, ATC, Decision Making, Features, Flying Skills, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills

Article: Fear Of Dunking

From two miles up, big water looks pretty much the same all over the world.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: Making Sense Of The Back-Course Approach

Yes, I know. There aren't many of those procedures in use, and even when they're available, controllers are more likely to issue a circle-to-land clearance on the standard localizer/ILS.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills

Article: Battle Over Frigid Seas

Aviation has always been a part of my life, but only recently has it become my profession. (function(){ var flashvars = {affiliateSiteId:"85996", widgetId:"495443", mediaType_mediaID:"video_1609639", width:"420",...

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Accepting A Bad Situation

While a pilot needs to evaluate the consequences of making any decision, he or she needs to know that revising a decision is likely to make a bad situation even worse. ...

Also labeled: NTSB Reports, Pilot Talk, Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Pilot Skills

Article: Muscle Memory

One of the basic clichés in life is that learning anything is quite often a matter of doing it over and over until you get it right. ...

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: Mysteries Of Landing

We've all read our share of stories on how to land an airplane, many of them written by pilots with "CFI" after their name.

Also labeled: Decision Making, Emergency Situations, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Pilot Skills

Article: Challenge Yourself!

One of the never-ending conversations in aviation starts with, "How does a person become a better pilot?"

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Decision Making, Emergency Situations, Features, Flight Planning, Flight Training, Flying Skills

Article: Getting A Few Winks

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt led the outcry of indignation when news broke that the lone controller on the overnight shift at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington had fallen asleep

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety

Article: Emergency Maneuver Training Changed My Life

While working as a waitress at the local airport restaurant, I met and married the owner of CP Aviation, Clay Phelps.

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Takeoff Mistakes: The Critical Minute

Tom Willett was regarded as a natural. A former USAF navigator, Willett had become one of Globe Aero’s most reliable international ferry pilots.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Decision Making, Emergency Situations, Features, Flight Planning, Flight Training, Flying Skills

Article: How Tight Is Tight?

Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Safety

Article: Inspiration To Africa

During World War II, I was a ferry pilot, flying military aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).

Also labeled: Aviation Personalities, Careers, Columns, Features, Guest Speaker, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk

Article: Adding Air Bags And Harnesses In The Air

Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety


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