Content specifically geared towards flight instructors and flight instructor candidates, but good reading for any aviation enthusiast!
This year I renewed my ForeFlight subscription, as I do every January. However, this time I got a big discount! All I had to do was prove to them that I have a membership with the National Association of Flight … Continue reading
It’s winter now, whether you’re in New England, the midwest, the plains, the West Coast or even in Florida! The temperatures are decreasing and the cooler to frigid winter weather is upon us for the next few months (okay, maybe … Continue reading
It’s a beautiful spring day. Temperatures are mild, the wind is light, and the sky is a bright crystal blue. Today, your student is going up for their first-ever solo flight. You tell them to “have fun!” You shut the … Continue reading
The forecast low temperature in Central Florida tonight is 35 degrees. Yes, it gets cold in Florida every now and then… you better believe if it’s going to be in the mid-thirties here it’s going to be cold across most … Continue reading
The sentiment that the first 500 hours are the most dangerous for a pilot holds true a lot of the time. I prefer to say that you learn at a higher rate, or at a faster pace during your first … Continue reading
That was the name of the first session I attended at the Florida Airports Council 2016 Specialty Conference. As you can probably guess the session covered the ins and outs of an unleaded AvGas replacement… Following the General Aviation Committee … Continue reading
Each time I visit a convenience store the sunflower seeds always get a second look. Very rarely do I chew sunflower seeds anymore, but there was a time when the opposite was the case. It was a very common occurrence … Continue reading
We had just completed the turn to base, my student was bringing his right hand back to the throttle from the flap switch in the Cessna 172, with his left hand on the yoke. From a solid downwind leg to … Continue reading
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is a very useful tool when understood and applied correctly! TAFs are found at airports where they make sense… Obviously, right? What I mean is there are TAFs at various airports over a large area. … Continue reading
On Wednesday, June 15th the Practical Test Standards (PTS) that student pilots and flight instructor alike have come to know and “love” for so long goes by the wayside as the FAA’s new Airmen Certification Standard (ACS) comes of age. … Continue reading
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