The Traveling Polosons
In 1978, Bert and Grace Poloson, both licensed pilots, flew a wheeled Cessna 182 from their Montana home into northern …
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.
Jobs and Schools: Accelerated Flight And Instrument Training (AFIT)
For safety’s sake, it’s imperative that people who fly light planes for business or vacation travel hold and …
Getting To Know AOA
It’s a pristine, fair-weather day, so you can’t resist the urge to hit the sky for some …
Finding Weather
Weather happens, and the vast majority of us mere mortals will probably never understand it. WX (as it’s rarely …
Learning To Fly Seaplanes
For many pilots, attaining a seaplane rating is near the top of their must-do list. Runways are rendered obsolete …
Avoiding CFIT
It seems as though every time you read a paper, there’s something about a pilot crashing a perfectly good …
Earn A Pilot’s License In Two Weeks?
A little more than a year ago, the FAA passed legislation creating a new category of airplane, light sport aircraft …
Extreme Flying: Winter, Part 1
It’s Gary Chamberlain’s second cup of coffee and it’s still dark outside. For months now the sun …
Spins
The “Shall we or shall we not teach spins?” debate has been raging since spins were removed from the private …
The Lowdown On Descents
Descents are too often regarded as throwaway maneuvers. Pilots place great emphasis on proper techniques for takeoff, approach, landing and …
