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HOW CAN YOU MAKE FLIGHT TRAINING MORE AFFORDABLE?
Learning to pilot an airplane comes with a lot of expenses both planned, and unplanned. In this article we briefly discuss ways that new student pilots can save money on their flight training, reduce the overall costs, and advise students on how to make the most of their flight training from a financial standpoint.
cockpit organization for the general aviation pilot.
Traveling cross country, or even conducting local flights, can be a breeze, or a headache. Your level of organization and resource management makes all the difference! In this article we discuss the best practices, tips, and tricks needed to enhance your cockpit organization and resource management.
the case against touch and go landings
Touch and go landings, stop and go landings, go arounds, and full stops... all critical phases of flight, but is one necessarily more of a risk than another? In this article we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly about one of aviations most used training methods for perfecting your landing techniques, the touch and go landing!
sterile cockpit and configuration changes on the roll.
The sterile cockpit concept is critical to airline operations and safety, but does it have a place in general aviation? Of course! In this article, we discuss the concept and application of sterile cockpits, as well as the dangers of changing the aircraft configuration during the landing rollout.
The summer theater of the clouds.
Summertime flying offers some fantastic seasonal weather, but it brings with it a number of pitfalls that pilots must be aware of. In this article we discuss the summer theater of the clouds - thunderstorms, turbulence, and density altitude just to name a few.
PRIMER IS A GOOD THING, UNTIL IT ISN'T.
Engine primer helps us get the engine started, especially on colder days, but what is it? what does it really do? and when can it be a danger? In this article we discuss the engine primer, and its uses and downfalls.
WHATS IN YOUR FLIGHT BAG?
You received your kit, fancy bag, books, learning tools, flight computer, and plotter... but these things are not necessarily needed on every flight. In this article we reveal whats in your instructor's kit bag, and give you some ideas as to the kinds of things you should be carrying along with you on those longer cross country flights.
weight and balance made easy!
In this article we discuss the finer points of weight and balance, what many of the terms in weight and balance mean, and uncover some simple insights that can help you with many weight and balance problems on the written exam - often without having to do anything at all in the way of complex calculations even on some of the most intimidating questions!
ten things to help you prepare for a check ride
Checkrides are naturally stressful events, but with the tips for success found within this article, you can get way ahead of the process, be well prepared, and apply these strategies to help guarantee you a win!