Pilot Medical | Mental Health Counseling
Archives for » Page 16Mental Health Counseling Can Help Your Pilot Medical There may be 50 ways to lose your pilot medical, but thanks to a new service by MedAire, mental health issues may not necessarily be one of them. Heart attacks, Diabetes, Stroke, dementia…yes, but depression? Anxiety? Stress? Maybe not. And the way MedAire […]
Pilot Training is Going Virtual
Archives for » Page 16Advancements in Virtual Reality Pilot Training Pilot training has entered a new era with the integration of advanced virtual reality (VR) tools, transforming the way pilots learn and practice their skills. Unlike traditional methods, which often relied heavily on physical simulators and classroom instruction, modern VR technology offers an immersive, interactive […]
Uncontrolled Airport Procedures
Archives for » Page 16Takeoff or landing at an uncontrolled airport still has procedures My boss wanted to see the sun’s total eclipse a few years ago, so we piled into the Gulfstream and headed to Tennessee, where the view was supposed to be spectacular. We chose Jackson airport because there was no tower and […]
Hydraulic Lock in Radial Engines
Archives for » Page 16What is a Hydraulic Lock? A hydraulic lock is too much liquid in the combustion chamber. It often occurs after the shutdown of a radial engine, when some of the oil drains into the combustion chambers of the bottom cylinders. When the volume of oil in the cylinder is greater than […]
TSA TFSSP Training Update
Archives for » Page 16CTS has completed a TSA TFSSP Training update to better align our content with the training guidance in the TFSSP and provide updates through Change 15 of the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program. About our TSA TFSSP Training Program Our TSA Twelve-Five SSP course provides specialized training in all required aspects of […]
Winds Aloft Forecasts for Aviation Weather Planning
Archives for » Page 16Winds Aloft in Forecasts Help with Flight Safety When pilots do their preflight planning, weather is one of the first things they look at. Precipitation, cloud heights, wind direction, speed, etc. are all part of getting ready for a flight. Pilots check the weather for both the departure and arrival airport, […]
Pilot Training Must Address Automation Dependency
Archives for » Page 16Pilot training courses should warn about automation dependency Do you remember the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in 2013 that crashed into a seawall while trying to land at the San Francisco airport? That accident scared me to death because the cause of the crash was entirely pilot error, a disturbing fact […]
Do Clouds Cause Turbulence?
Archives for » Page 16What’s In a Cloud? If your answer to this question was liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other suspended particles, you would be correct. But if your answer was turbulence, you just might also be right, but then again, maybe not. Yes, clouds can cause turbulence, but there are many different types […]
Your FAA First Class Medical and Ultraviolet Radiation
Archives for » Page 16UV rays affect your health and can harm your FAA First Class Medical In all my years as an airline pilot, I never gave ultraviolet (UV) radiation a second thought. As a pilot, I would sit up front and soak up the sun’s rays like a snake sunning himself on a […]
Radial Engines | An Aviation Engine Game Changer
Archives for » Page 16Radial Engines in History There is a reason why radial engines were so popular back in the day. They were able to produce incredible amounts of power for their weight, while also having exceptional cooling capabilities and a unique configuration. WWII aircraft like the B-17, B-25, and P-51 fighter used massive […]