WAAS
The benefits of transitioning from pilotage to dead reckoning, four course ranges, ADF, VORs, Loran and then to GPS have …
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.
A New License To Learn
A few weeks ago, my friend Ray recounted a scary experience he’d had in his high-performance single while …
First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!
Engine failure on takeoff is every pilot’s worst nightmare, but there’s one basic rule that applies to all …
Ticket To Ride II
In our April 2009 issue, Jim Lawrence launched the first in his series of articles about LSA training in a …
The Right Way To The Left Seat
Flying is in the blood of certain individuals. Some of us plan a career in the cockpit from an early …
TransPac Aviation Academy
Tradition goes a long way in aviation. A rich history aloft is respected and admired, whether it applies to pilots …
The Last 50 ft.
When you’re on short final and descending through 50 feet, it really doesn’t make much difference how good …
Ticket To Ride
Enough trash already. This endless washboard-road turbulence promises to reintroduce me to the hot dog and greasy fries I …
Cell Phone To The Rescue
I was doing my first solo out to the practice area north of the airport. I was doing some ground …
Sport Pilot Daze
Behold the rapidly beating heart of light-sport aviation: A YouTube video chronicles a pilot’s dead-stick takeoff. Not …
