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CFIcast #010 - Teaching off-airport landings - 2007.09.27 - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified

Sheesh - Some days.

I headed out to CAT4 early today to get a good mo

Today I am in Tallahassee, Florida. Specifically, sitting in a nice FBO, waiting for a member of the crew. The wonderful staff remember us from our last visit and still seem to like us. I am informed

My fed ride on Monday went very well. It was a short flight from Minneapolis to Madison, with pretty good weather on both ends, and everything was working on the airplane, so it wasn't especially chal

I would just like to point out that the average banana emits about 1.2 million neutrinos per day due to the decay of radioactive potassium.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know my opinion about distractions in cockpits (if not, read

Tier Box 617, Seat 10

Congratulations to my student "B", who soloed yesterday. He did a great job, despite the fact that as I got out of the plane the wind shifted dramatically and started gusting.

Now I only h

OK, this has turned into quite a subject to research. Here is what I've found.

(Danforth 1997) definitely states that the speed of sound in the interstellar medium is ab

Some people have told me they enjoy reading these little essays that I post in response to other students' questions on our class newsgroups, so I'll keep posting them. But they're behind cuts so eve

They finally admit to being toolbags...

The Times Eos, the premium airline that flew between London and New York, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last night, a move that appeared to signal the end of cut-price executive-only flig