I just got May's issue of AOPA's Flight Training magazine which had an article titled Pilot Myths, citing some of the most common misconceptions non-aviation folks have regarding pilots and aviation.
I'm doing my revisions -- updating my jepps. Those are the navigation
charts we carry in those big black flight kits we all have. I have two
thick binders filled with these thin pages of a
Student D and I are taking the Duchess up again. Last time, we practiced turning steep, flying slow, stalling, and landing. And that was just in the traffic pattern. Today, we’ll move on to s
Finally, after many maintenance cancellations, setting up at a new airport, and a couple weeks of weather delays, Student B and I are flying. The last time he flew was the 14th of February. We’
Spring really IS trying to arrive in the Uncontrolled Airspace
hangar, but it seems to be taking it's time. Jeb is working through his own personal rite-of-spring -- his
airplane's annual -- while Jac
A recent three day trip found me landing in PHL. I've not been there since my 727 days and very much looked forward to returning. We even had a long downtown layover... but that went away with just
Spring really IS trying to arrive in the Uncontrolled Airspace hangar, but it seems to be taking it's time. Jeb is working through his own personal rite-of-spring -- his airplane's annual -- while Jac
In one respect, this makes me sad. In another, I am grateful for the training I have received, and the legacy of the US Armed Forces. I think the British leadership needs to take a long hard look at
We picked Mike Hotel up on Tuesday, before Winter returned to Cleveland. (Currently, there are 5+ inches of snow outside my townhouse. When we picked the plane up, it was 75+ and the ASOS was reportin
Once upon a time, anyone with sufficient cash could sign up with a simulator-equipped flight training
facility and try their hand at landing a B747 in New York. Or you could buy such an opportunity