There are some small things we can do as pilots that have a major impact on both safety and camaraderie. You might call this the unofficial FBO rulebook - tips we all need to know as pilots, and they don't appear in the FAR/AIM book or on the FAA written test.
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Editor's Note: Happy April Fools' Day.
The World’s Largest…
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Many “seasoned” pilots reason a new flight student arrives…
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Airline pilots are required to possess an ATP.Part of the sweeping…
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Recently, the FAA formally announced that they would be removing a number of test questions from the Private Pilot Knowledge Test. These test questions included a number of weather related questions concerning Radar Summary Charts and TWEBs (Transcribed Weather Broadcast).
This notice from the FAA got me thinking about these and some other weather products that have gone away in the last few years and what has come along to serve the same or a similar purpose. I’ll touch on the TWEB and Radar Summary Chart in this post and perhaps touch on some others in a future post.
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Maybe it was skirting the edge of that Class B airspace or inadvertently…
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It's no secret that the airplane cockpit doesn't provide the best classroom experience in the air. With new technology though you can easily record the audio, video and GPS flight track from each flight to better debrief with your instructor and get more out of each flight lesson.
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Can you use an iPad during flight training? The answer is almost always yes, but a smart pilot should understand when and how to integrate technology into the learning process. Sporty's recently hosted a webinar on the topic, which offers over an hour of tips for pilot new to the iPad.
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A mere 10 years ago, aircraft were still being manufactured with…
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The unofficial FBO rulebook – what your CFI didn’t teach you
Sporty’s Hot New Products for April 1st
The two bucket theory
New ATP Certification Requirements: A Pilot’s Guide
Out with the Old, In with the New
Sporty’s Releases Updated Learn to Fly Course
FAA Enforcement & the Aviation Safety Reporting System
How to pause, rewind and replay your flight lessons
Flight training and the iPad – webinar video
Move over gauges, here comes the iPad