Takeoffs and Landings
Article: WAAS
The benefits of...
Article: A New License To Learn
Article: First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!
Article: The Last 50 ft.
When...
Article: 10 Fast Fixes For Lousy Landings
Article: Bernoulli Or Newton: Who's Right About Lift?
Just about every pilot would agree that studying certain aspects of flight can be a time-consuming mental workout. Any attempt to master complex aviation subjects can be frustrating, if not impossible, when pilots are given conflicting or incorrect...
Article: Crosswind Landings FAQs
Article: Taking On Extreme Runways
Article: Trim Trouble
Many private pilots who were trained in airplanes using manual trim wheels, cranks or knobs have transitioned to aircraft equipped with electric trim without being trained to recognize a runaway...
Article: Uncontrolled Airports
Operating at uncontrolled or non-towered airports is something we all do and probably do...
Article: What's All This Flap About?
With a simple flick of a switch or a pull of a handle, pilots become empowered to instantly...
Article: Directional Control On Takeoff
Even though a takeoff requires only 2% or 3% of a typical flight’s duration, the maneuver produces m...
Article: Avoiding Midair Collisions
It was over so fast, it was almost as if it hadn’t h...
Article: Turbulent Times
A few weeks ago, New York was experiencing an extended period of rainy weather, accompanied by what seemed like constant low overcasts, reduced visibility and winds that were...
Article: The Touchdown Set-Up
One of the really great things about most light general aviation airplanes is that they generally are highly responsive to control and power inputs, and touchdown speeds are comparatively...
Article: Greasing It On
On any given flight, the landing is the maneuver that...
Article: When To Abort
I was just over three hours out of Santa Barbara on my way to Honolulu in a Piper Chieftain when the HF...
Article: The Lowdown On Descents
Descents are too often regarded as throwaway maneuvers. Pilots place great emphasis on proper...





