Circle-to-land and runway incursion pilot training could use a more realistic approach When experienced pilots continue to make fatal mistakes while executing routine circle-to-land approaches, it might be time to stop and wonder why. There
Go-around pilot training can help remove the stigma of failure “Cleared for the visual,” he said. I snapped off the autopilot and pointed the nose toward the runway. I was high and fast, at idle
What could happen if you flew an ILS approach without a visual backup? Last week, I had an eye-opening experience while flying from Arkansas to the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Georgia. The weather was VFR, but
Your North Atlantic Track flight plan may get simpler It’s fun when my non-aviation friends look up at the contrails in the sky and ask me how pilots know where they’re going. “There are highways
Pilot training ad nauseum for pitch trim runaway could save your flight I don’t usually walk away from pilot training with a heightened sense of apprehension, but this time I did. I’m used to recurrent
Crew resource management can start before flight Crew resource management (CRM) can help a crew get through an abnormal or emergency event during flight. The non-flying pilot is flipping back and forth through the QRH,
SMS aviation programs can better help keep business operations safe I may have an idea why business SMS Aviation Programs and ASAP reporting are lagging behind airlines and general aviation. That’s not to say that
CFIT pilot training is for all levels of pilots I was reading about the newly updated FAA pilot training video that discusses avoiding Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) accidents, and I was surprised by the
Pilot training for clear weather days can help avoid accidents too I’m always surprised when I hear about an accident on a day that is clear and a million. Isn’t that when flying is at
The FAA is reviewing Class C airspace changes in PA I had always assumed the airspace system in the United States was pretty much all figured out. If anything, I can see the FAA eliminating
Circle-to-land and runway incursion pilot training could use a more realistic approach When experienced pilots continue to make fatal mistakes while executing routine circle-to-land approaches, it might be time to stop and wonder why. There
Go-around pilot training can help remove the stigma of failure “Cleared for the visual,” he said. I snapped off the autopilot and pointed the nose toward the runway. I was high and fast, at idle
What could happen if you flew an ILS approach without a visual backup? Last week, I had an eye-opening experience while flying from Arkansas to the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Georgia. The weather was VFR, but
Your North Atlantic Track flight plan may get simpler It’s fun when my non-aviation friends look up at the contrails in the sky and ask me how pilots know where they’re going. “There are highways
Pilot training ad nauseum for pitch trim runaway could save your flight I don’t usually walk away from pilot training with a heightened sense of apprehension, but this time I did. I’m used to recurrent
Crew resource management can start before flight Crew resource management (CRM) can help a crew get through an abnormal or emergency event during flight. The non-flying pilot is flipping back and forth through the QRH,
SMS aviation programs can better help keep business operations safe I may have an idea why business SMS Aviation Programs and ASAP reporting are lagging behind airlines and general aviation. That’s not to say that
CFIT pilot training is for all levels of pilots I was reading about the newly updated FAA pilot training video that discusses avoiding Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) accidents, and I was surprised by the
Pilot training for clear weather days can help avoid accidents too I’m always surprised when I hear about an accident on a day that is clear and a million. Isn’t that when flying is at
The FAA is reviewing Class C airspace changes in PA I had always assumed the airspace system in the United States was pretty much all figured out. If anything, I can see the FAA eliminating
