Making Jet Dreams Come True
From about the age of 4, I knew I wanted to fly. Nobody in my family was an aviator, nor …
Proficiency
Improving or maintaining your flying skills is a goal every pilot should have with each flight. Here are expert opinions on how to apply performance standards to your everyday flying.
9 Tips: How To Taxi At Big Airports
Big airports can be scary. Getting into them includes lots of traffic and busy ATC controllers. But just getting there …
How To Use Your Plane’s Brakes
Bringing a speeding airborne airplane to a halt seems a simple enough process. Just plop it onto the runway, push …
Near-Disaster: Flying A Vintage Piper With Dad
As the sun peered out above the Atlantic Ocean, the wheels of my Dad’s 1951 PA-20 (Piper Pacer …
Nine Tips And Tricks For Staying IFR Proficient
I’m an unabashed social media lurker. I don’t post rants (or photos of lamb with cucumber-mint relish …
This Pilot Almost Missed The Real Training
It was a rare sunny February day in Seattle. Between the long months of gray and rain starting sometime in …
Understanding Maneuvering Speed
What is maneuvering speed, and why should you care?
Perhaps more importantly, what should you know to maximize your flying …
A Really Short Final And Hard Lessons Learned
The plane hit hard, the dust rose, and, for a split second, I had no idea what the hell had …
Avoiding Night Blindness While Flying
My plan to fly my Mooney from Sacramento, California (SAC), to Kerrville, Texas (ERV), was ready for action. The plane …
Understanding Via Clearances Of All Kinds
Ask a bunch of jet drivers what they think of “via clearances” and you’ll get some level of grumbles …
