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What not to miss when flight planning on the iPad

April 11, 2016

As your logbook starts to fill up and you gain experience as…

Finding a smooth ride – 5 things to look for

March 14, 2016

As a student pilot, my flight instructor spent a lot of time teaching me how to fly safely. But as I started flying cross-countries as a private pilot, I realized I had never really learned how to fly comfortably. Here are 5 things to look for as you seek out that smooth ride.

Flying IFR – I follow rivers, roads and rails

February 29, 2016

In 1998 my Christmas present from my wife Rose Ann was a Magellan…

The FAA wants you to fly more and 5 strategies to help

January 18, 2016

So the FAA wants us to fly more. Finally, a government-sponsored…

Winter weather flying refresher

December 21, 2015

As the season transitions from fall to winter and the temperature is consistently below freezing, unique challenges are presented to pilots. Flight training doesn't need to stop in the winter though; in fact the colder months provide some great opportunities to expand your knowledge on weather and aircraft operations in less than ideal conditions.

The one tip that finally helped me land better

November 27, 2015

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Making great landings consistently is easier said than done, and it's easy to fall for the latest "miracle cure." I won't offer any of those, because good landings result more from practice, discipline and hard work than quick fixes. But sometimes the right visualization is the key: if you can truly understand all the interrelated events that happen during landing, it's easier to make the correct control inputs.