Beware The Downburst
Contrary to the advice that aviation usually allows you to make most mistakes only once, I’ve been fortunate in …
Pilot Training
We’ve got the latest word in technique and aeronautical decision making, along with sage advice and options for your aviation career future.
Challenging Runways
What makes some runways more challenging than others? The length? The wind? What you had for breakfast that morning? What …
The Box Is Yours
I was circling at 4,500 feet in the designated contest holding area for the Borrego Springs Akrofest while another …
Managing Risk: VFR Versus VMC
It has been a long day on a long cross-country flight. The weather forecasts have not been very accurate …
Demystifying ATC
It seems we all have a story, some event in our lives that brought us into the aviation trade …
Pilot Careers 2010: A Brave New World
It probably seems extraordinary to be discussing pilot careers at a time when the worst economic turmoil in 60 years …
Dealing With Convective Weather
Shortly after returning from a recent Grand Caravan delivery from Long Beach, Calif., to Seoul, Korea, I spoke at a …
Water, Wind & Floats
Be prepared to have fun,” Frances Brown told me. That was one of those phrases I had heard before with …
The Myth (Almost) Of Tailwinds
It was late March 1994, and I was waiting for wind—again. Mooney Aircraft had loaned me a new TLS …
Stretching Your Wings
One of the most popular phrases in general aviation is “license to learn …
