Long-Distance Weather Planning For Personal Flying
The way we plan for and carry out long cross-country trips through areas with bad weather is seldom taught, but having a plan means everything.
Proficiency
Our pilot training articles are designed to help you improve your flying proficiency. Bone up on beneficial skills as well as the biggest mistakes to avoid as a pilot. Fly right with articles on topics such as dealing with ice and the most dangerous things you can do as a pilot.
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How A Simple Flight With A Friend Cured The Fear Of Flying
The beauty of flight helped the author overcome his fear and become an aviation fan for life.
Create Guardrails To Manage Fatigue Like Pro Pilots
At the airlines, pilot rest and duty time limits are the law. For private pilots, it’s up to us. Here are some tips to steer you away from risk and toward peak performance.
How To Transition To A Different Plane
We’ve all heard airport braggarts say “Aw, if you’ve flown one, you’ve flown ’em all.” But is that really true, the idea that all airplanes are basically the same? Not really. Getting out of one airplane and settling into another can be, in fact, a bit of a shock. While it is certainly true that […]
Taking Off In An Old Aeronca Chief On A Short Grass Strip With Tall Trees All Around
Pilot Ric Petit was in for an uphill (literally) battle while on his way to an airshow.
Pro Tips: Situational Awareness For Private Pilots
Learn from master pilot Dr. Frank Ayers in this installment of Pro Tips. Situational awareness regarding everything around your plane is a tough skill to master, but it’s also one that can save your life.
A Father Passes On The Gift Of Flying
I never expected him to say yes, but he did, maybe because it was the one great thing he could give to me.
Communicate Like a Pro Pilot
In addition to being first through the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager was the originator of that low-key distinctive West Virginia drawl that generations of military pilots mimicked if they wanted to be guilty of having the “right stuff.” No matter how serious the emergency, pilots have taken his lead and sounded cool, calm and in […]
Pilot Experiences A Blowout Over Booneville
It was a beautiful VFR Thanksgiving Day, and I was en route from Russellville, Arkansas, to McAlester, Oklahoma, in my Cessna 150J. The little bird suits me just fine, partly because we were born in the same year, 1969. I had earned my private pilot certificate in August, and McAlester would be my furthest out-of-state […]
Practice For Inflight Emergencies Like A Pro
Just remember, Preflight Practice Prevents Poor Performance.
