Departing IFR Without Guidance
When ATC is unavailable and you need to guarantee your own separation from terrain, do it carefully.
Pilot Stories
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Can Aviation Decision-Making Be Taught?
Why preaching to the choir has limited effect and what we might do to reach a new audience.
Homebrewed Loss of Control
A non-instrument rated pilot in extreme mountainous terrain did about as well as you’d expect.
Lessons Learned: A Different Kind Of Slow Flight
How a sim partner was the best teacher.
The Big Lie Behind The Story Of Wrong Way Corrigan
The cover story is no mystery. The reason for it is!
Check Ride Tunnel Vision
A startling oversight on a practical test made for a ride to remember.
May 2019 Crossword Key
Across 1. Large Florida aircraft sales and service provider 5. Major centers of airline flight patterns 7. O to a pilot 8. Rotating about the front to back axis 10. Roswell arrival 11. At OSH they’re red or yellow or green!. 12. Airline that was ADS-B pioneer 13. Prefix for plane or built 15. Every […]
Lessons Learned: Defying Gravity And The Odds
How learning to fly helped a senior director at Reddit achieve her goals.
Exposing The Risk Of Texting And Flying
While many pilots do it, it might not be as risk-free as many of us think it is.
