Calmly Dealing With Aviation Stress
Archives for » Page 41There’s more than one type of pilot when aviation weather or mechanical stressors arise Do you have the right stuff to fly an airplane? I’m not talking about whether you used to sit at the cool kids’ table for lunch. I mean, are you the kind of person who can stay […]
ILS Approach Simplified with General Aviation HUD
Archives for » Page 41Make an ILS approach with your eyes out the window The first time I saw a Head Up Display, I was an observer in a Mad Dog (MD-80) Simulator in the 90s. It looked like something out of a Sci-Fi movie, but the pilots swore by how easy it was to […]
Safety Management Systems In Place Can Save Your Life
Archives for » Page 41Safety management system use is being urged by NTSB It’s rare to hear about accidents involving modern business jets these days. The advanced avionics, technology, and excellent pilot training are second to none and have worked together to reduce the accident rate dramatically over recent years. But now and then, one […]
CTS Adds New Course: Wire Strike Prevention
Archives for » Page 41Wire Strikes Prevention CTS has expanded our training program to feature training by adding a new Wire Strikes Prevention subject. This course is geared toward pilots and crew members who fly near wires and wire structures. Wire Strikes Prevention includes a tutorial with interactive elements, a written lesson, and an exam. Upon completing this course, users will be able […]
Single Pilot Resource Management and Heavy Airbus Pilots
Archives for » Page 41Single pilot resource management may soon be on the way for long-haul, heavy aircraft flights My transition from an Airbus 320 to a Turbo Commander was certainly an eye-opener. I went from sitting 20 feet in the air in the Airbus to 6 inches above the ground in the Commander. I […]
Aviation Airspace: Traffic Monitoring with AI
Archives for » Page 41Companies work to create monitoring AI for aviation airspace Not too long ago, some friends of mine planned a fly-in breakfast trip for their local flying club members. They all woke up early on a Saturday morning and fired up their engines like they were the Blue Angels. One by one, […]
Aviation weather and other preflight briefing items are in the FAA’s new AC
Archives for » Page 41Aviation weather and other preflight briefing items are in the FAA’s new AC I don’t think that I’m the only pilot out there who has become, shall we say, “relaxed” about my pre-flight briefings. Of course, I check the aviation weather and file the required flight plan, etc., but if you […]
Aviation Weather Training Receives a Technology Boost
Archives for » Page 41Aviation training is upgrading as new technologies are developed “Better pilots, not better helicopters are the solution for stopping spatial disorientation accidents.” ICARUS. All the technology in the world isn’t going to help the VFR pilot who becomes disoriented after flying into aviation weather above his/her skill set. I’m sure there […]
Aviation Weather and NOTAMs are Not Equal in Ease of Use
Archives for » Page 41Aviation weather checks are easy, but deciphering NOTAMs is a unnecessary hassle Aviation weather and NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) have always gone hand in hand; you check one, you check the other. Yet, while aviation weather has become increasingly easier to find and interpret, the NOTAMs system has remained frustratingly archaic. […]
Single Pilot Resource Management in the Spotlight
Archives for » Page 41Single Pilot Resource Management for commercial pilots? Single Pilot Resource Management (SRM) is about to get real. Not that it wasn’t already real and crucial for the thousands of single pilots who benefit from the skill set it offers, but it’s about to take on a whole new meaning. Sikorsky and […]