by Charlie Gasmire | Jun 15, 2021 | Aviation FAQs
Most people consider becoming a pilot to be expensive but might not actually know the specific costs involved with getting their license or how to save money in the process. For most hobby pilots, and all professional pilots, the first step is to get your private...
by Allen Herbert | May 19, 2021 | Aviation FAQs
Image Credit Realtime weather reporting for aviation is a vital tool for pilot decision making and planning. Pilots have three primary types of real time or near real time weather reports available to them: ATIS, AWOS and ASOS. Distinguishing between these sources is...
by Allen Herbert | Apr 8, 2020 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Pilots and passengers alike recognize that clouds are bumpy, even on otherwise smooth flying days. Sometimes it appears that the type of cloud itself is even irrelevant to the relative smoothness or bumpiness of a given cloud. Pilots benefit from being...
by Allen Herbert | Mar 17, 2020 | Aviation FAQs
Image Source Propeller driven aircraft require designers to choose early in the design process to use a pusher configuration or a puller configuration. Each layout has its advantages and disadvantages and as with all design choices selecting one or the other is...
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...
