The Stigma Of Mayday
Face it, no one likes to admit mistakes. Probably because of the Superman syndrome, pilots are especially reluctant to acknowledge …
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Face it, no one likes to admit mistakes. Probably because of the Superman syndrome, pilots are especially reluctant to acknowledge …
Even though a takeoff requires only 2% or 3% of a typical flight’s duration, the maneuver produces more than …
A friend of mine recently asked me if I actually did a weight-and-balance calculation before every flight. When …
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Operating at uncontrolled or non-towered airports is something we all do and probably do often enough that we get …
Safety has always been a tough sell. Ask Bruce Landsburg of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. Landsburg has been in …
Feel your butt. Center the ball. Control torque, precession and P-factor. Check the nose attitude. Watch the runway numbers …
You may wonder about the benefits of aerobatics to general-aviation pilots, especially when most pilots’ main mission primarily consists …
It took more than 2 ½ years to review the more than 4,700 comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s …
On a warm, summer afternoon, a commercial-rated pilot and his three passengers climbed into a Cherokee for a pleasure …
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