World’s Stupidest Pilot Errors
If you’ve ever been to a farm, you know that when one cow makes up his mind to blaze …
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.
Aircraft And Engine Preheat Is A Big Deal
Your engine needs preheat. Starting a cold engine can give it the equivalent of 500 hours of cruise wear and …
How High Are We Now?
If you have a GPS and a blind encoder in your panel, you may have three independent ways to determine …
Busting TFRs
Once upon a time, you could pull the airplane out of the hangar, fire up the engine, point it into …
Flying With Floats
You ready for your check ride?” asks Tom Brady of Traverse Air nonchalantly. What the heck is he talking about …
Thunderstorms: Managing The Risk
It was June 1977, and I had climbed out of Reading, Pa., in a new Rockwell Commander 114, heading for …
Avoiding Midair Collisions
It was over so fast, it was almost as if it hadn’t happened. And, of course, fortunately for everyone …
Top 10 Pilot Errors
One of the most disturbing statistics about general-aviation accidents is that more than 75% of them are made because …
Moving On Up
Is there life after the check ride? The obvious answer is a re-sounding yes, there is definitely life after …
Saving Money On Fuel
I was told when I bought my first single-engine airplane back in the last century that I could estimate …
