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During flight training most pilots get accustomed to filling the fuel tanks all the way up before each flight. As you begin to fly larger airplanes you’ll soon learn that topping off the tanks is more the exception than the norm.
While some remain staunch supporters of patterns and appropriate entries no matter the circumstances, I make a case for straight in approaches for landings in certain situations. Before you revoke my license and feed me to the tigers, hear me out.
Visibility, unlike so many other aviation weather terms, seems so simple. It’s a measure of how far you can see, right? What nuances can there possibly be? Turns out, a lot.
Given the recent change in technology, more weather information is available at pilots’ fingertips than ever before. With this improvement, pilots can turn to many different sources for weather information, instead of just Flight Service or DUATS. Pilots grab this information and form their own “self-briefings” as opposed to the formal briefings offered by Flight […]
And the winner is… I belonged to a motorcycle club called the RATS (Rambunctious, Adventuresome, Two-Wheeled Scalawags) which bestows various awards to their members. One of the more prestigious awards was called the “Iron Butt” to the member who logs the most miles during a single day/week/month/year. As riders we eschew bucket seats, air conditioning and […]
GA shines on the world stage I’m just back from the greatest aviation show on earth – EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. One week each year, Oshkosh (home of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)) is transformed into the center of the aviation universe. And for this one week, Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH), becomes the world’s […]
In aviation, change comes slowly from the FAA and sometimes more slowly from its users. The Lifted Index Analysis / K-Index Analysis chart was a useful product in its day. It has essentially become a relic of history but this twice a day product of historical data has been replaced with faster and easier to interpret products. Find out more here.
We’ve been fortunate over the past few years that the number of presidential Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) has been fairly limited. That will inevitably change though this fall, as events in preparation for to the 2016 election season begin to ramp up and the president starts to travel more domestically. While TFRs can be established for a […]
Sometimes it’s the little things that matter most. A great example is the words we use in the cockpit. Talking is a great way to dispel some fears for a new flyer, but be careful: casual statements can have a powerful effect. Here are five things you shouldn’t say in the cockpit when you’re flying with passengers.
Learning to fly is an amazing experience. And flying solo is a part of the experience that can really get your blood pumping. While the excitement never subsides, I’ve found these five tips really help to make my flights safer and more enjoyable.
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