Training: Your Life Will Depend On It
So I just got home from my first deployment as a pilot, and it was a lot of fun. It wasn’t necessarily what I thought it’d be like, in a good way, so I ended up learning a ton of … Continue reading
For Student Pilots
Content aimed at student pilots, but good reading for any aviation enthusiast!
Use the UNICOM!
An airport is an airport, but that doesn’t mean you know everything about it… There is help out there, for free, and sometimes it’s very useful! The UNICOM is a tool that many pilots overlook all too frequently. The purpose … Continue reading
The Pilot’s iPad Form Factor Choice
When I started learning to fly almost two decades ago the “standard” items in a pilot’s flight bag included some steady standbys. These included items such as a fuel sample cup, headset and aeronautical chart. Many of the contents of … Continue reading
The Rare Tetrahedron
Pilots usually assume a wind sock will be available to indicate wind direction and intensity at every airport. Occasionally though, a different type of wind indicator will be utilized by the airport, though this is extremely rare. How rare? It’s … Continue reading
Go Group Flying!
All to often active pilots slowly turn into inactive pilots because they don’t have anyone with whom they can share their passion. It’s a ton of fun to go flying and I enjoy going up solo every once in a … Continue reading
Let’s Talk Energy Management
Energy management can be something that we as aviators may subconsciously know about, but not necessarily know explicitly. One of the most basic fundamentals of flight is how we manage the energy of the airplane. Too much energy, it’s almost impossible to … Continue reading
Eye of the Storm: Winter Monster
Howling winds, crashing waves, blinding whiteouts, feet of snow. Currently, this Tuesday the 14th, New England is being pummeled with conditions like these. For a student pilot, or even an airline pilot, it will be a pretty easy go/no go … Continue reading
Plan to be Ahead
All too often pilots find themselves getting behind at critical points during a flight. Often times this is due to something happening out of the pilots’ control, but sometimes we do it to ourselves! One of the most common times … Continue reading
The (extra) Value of Memberships
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
Often Overlooked, Runway Width
Smart pilots review the runway lengths before visiting an airport to see if the runways are long enough for their planned operation. Early in flight training performance considerations come up and one that is big on the written exam as well … Continue reading
Review Before Flight 