How V-Speeds Change
Many of us may consider short-field operations in the context of an arrival or departure from a runway that …
Joe Shelton
Planning A Long Cross-Country
As pilots, we’re used to planning flights, and we know preparing for all eventualities helps ensure safer and less …
Engine Loss: How Will You React?
We don’t want it to happen, but it can. An engine loss will cause surprise and denial, so you …
IFR Strategies In Convective Weather
I just completed a trip from a coastal town in northern California, to Erie, Penn., and back in a Columbia …
WAAS
The benefits of transitioning from pilotage to dead reckoning, four course ranges, ADF, VORs, Loran and then to GPS have …
Going The Distance
As pilots, we’re used to flight planning. Flights are usually straightforward and easy to plan, but occasionally, they involve …
25 Great Aviation Websites
Anyone looking to find the facet of flying that has grown the most over the past decade will discover that …
Face Weather With More Confidence
The trip was to be a long one: Watsonville, Calif., to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was supposed to take about …
