GA pilot

It’s all about developing a professional attitude.

Let’s be clear: Flying time is not equal to flight savvy.

GA pilot feels blessed to have experienced so much of the nation—and so much flying.

Do you remember when you first picked up the mic to contact air traffic control? It was undoubtedly a scary time. In fact, the normal process of transmitting information to your brain’s motor cortex to make your mouth move and create logical speech at that moment was as far removed as a drop-top Cadillac in […]

With his parents watching, an F-14A fighter pilot took off from the Air National Guard airfield adjacent to Nashville International Airport (KNBA) in Tennessee. He immediately pitched up more than 50 degrees, climbing up into the clouds in a noisy blaze of afterburners. The pilot became disorientated, lost control, crashed, and died. A Navy inquiry […]

Explore the world of wind shear in Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF) and how it impacts light aircraft