by Charlie Gasmire | Mar 10, 2020 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Image Source During flight training we usually learn turns, turns about a point, S-turns, and the like, in a wide-open area where we have plenty of room to practice. Personally, I learned in the flat plains of North Texas and we had miles and miles of open territory...
by Charlie Gasmire | Mar 5, 2020 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Instrument flying can take significantly more pre-flight planning than easier VFR days where you just show up and go. Not only do you need to plan any applicable departure and or arrival procedures, as well as the approach into your designation airport, you also need...
by Charlie Gasmire | Mar 3, 2020 | Aviation FAQs
How well do you know the inner workings of your altimeter? Most of us understand that it uses pressure differentials to calculate altitude above sea level, and it is common place to receive barometric pressure settings to calibrate your altimeter based on the...
by Charlie Gasmire | Mar 2, 2020 | Aviation FAQs
While flying into a Class Charlie airspace you’re on a four-mile final and ATC tells you “caution wake turbulence for heavy aircraft landing.” You know what to do since your instructor taught you proper wake turbulence avoidance techniques, but why are some airplanes...
by Charlie Gasmire | Dec 12, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Although most aircraft are made of the same basic elements, wings, rudder, elevators, a fuselage, and a tail cone, the way these elements are created and organized on the aircraft can be a little different and can create different flying characteristics. Anyone who...
