Pro Tips For Private Pilots: Descend Like A Jet Jockey
Use this simple rule to nail your descent planning every time …
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.
Lessons Learned: That Year Our Plane Was The Only One That Made It To OSH
Well, to be honest, there was one other plane in the pattern on the day before the world’s biggest …
Get A Handle On Turbulence
Tips and tricks to spot turbulence and minimize its impact on your ride …
Practice Tailwheel Airplane Skills In A Nosewheel Airplane
Master a couple of key skills to ease your transition to a tailwheel airplane …
Lessons Learned: A Seaplane Pilot’s Wilderness Fishing Flight Gets Weathered In
A Lake Amphibian, 25-pound steelhead, and a deluge lead to high drama for a pilot and his friends.
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Thinking About Flying Emergencies Before They Happen
Whether it’s taking place at 400 feet AGL or FL 400, an inflight emergency requires immediate attention, analysis and …
Rusty Pilot Practice Plan
Let’s face it. Your logbook has dust on it, and your pilot certificate has rust on it. Your flight …
Get Your Instrument Rating. Why The IFR Ticket Is The Best Option For That Next Rating
If you haven’t been flying enough over the past year and change, you are not alone. But if, like …
Smoke In The Cockpit
The Friday afternoon weather was clear and visibility unlimited (CAVU), and we were heading south at 7,500 feet to Key West, Florida, with a planned … Read More "Smoke In The Cockpit"
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No Notams? No Problems? Not Necessarily
You’re doing your homework like a good pilot and are happy to see that there are no Notams at …
