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Any pilot with a few years experience can tell you that good landings come and go. Your landings may be picture-perfect every time, but then you suddenly find yourself in a dry spell. You can’t nail the landing to save your life. It doesn’t matter if...
A favorite question among private pilots. Should I get my instrument rating?
In short the answer is a resounding yes! Pilots who continue their training are
52% less likely to have an accident.
An experienced flight instructor, let's call him John Doe, steps into the FBO with his student and notices the manager looking rather flustered on the phone.
"Hey John, it's for you. It's the FAA, and they ain't too happy."
There has been a lot of talk about the “point and wait” trick for cloud clearance since my first post on the subject. To clear up any questions on the matter, I went up and shot some video of this rule of thumb in action. Check it out and spread the...
The task that befuddles most instrument pilots in training doesn’t involve flying at all! Prior to taxi, and sometimes prior to engine start, we need to copy and read back an IFR clearance. This is generally the most complicated set of instructions...
