A former software engineer and former freight dog, returns to flight instructing and shares tips and techniques on flying, sprinkled with occasional bits of humor.
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In my continuing quest to find a low-cost, electronic solution to displaying aviation charts, I acquired and tested a small notebook computer and several on-line services (some of them free) that provide charts and procedures in electronic format. In...
My quest for a relatively inexpensive electronic flight bag continues with this review of the FAA Charting Division's d-TPP Flight Java application for Windows. I'll discuss the installation process and the application's features, advantages, and...
Apologies for the delay since my last post, but I was working on some projects that actually generate income. If more of my readers would contribute a little cah-ching using the donate button in the upper right corner, well ...
The idea of an...
If you read this blog very often you've heard me caution pilots about being overly reliant on any single method of navigation, like GPS. Since the GPS was declared fully operational in 1995, pilots, sailors, hikers, drivers, cell phone users, and the...
Tuesday's NTSB hearing on the crash of Colgan Air flight 3407 is getting a lot of coverage and for a balanced technical assessment, I recommend you read a post by Sam. Sam is currently an RJ captain for a regional airline and a former Dash 8 first...
His writing style is gripping...excellent. Effortless conveyance of experience and wisdom.
I look forward each day to new postings. A must-read for any aspiring or student pilot.
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