Every time I want to take a passenger flying with me, especially a first-timer, I plan the flight to maximize the odds that the ride is smooth, or turbulence-free. If I am traveling solo or...
Category: Pilot Advice
During flight training, I was taught early on about the importance of maintaining “coordinated” flight. My instructor reminded me to pay attention to the turn coordinator and explained the...
Carburetor icing is a serious topic that affects nearly every pilot at some point in their training or flying career. A significant portion of piston-powered aircraft still use carburetors, and icing...
A number of years ago I got my pilot’s license at a Part 141 flight school. Before enrolling, one of the first decisions I had to make was whether I wanted to train there or at a Part 61 operation....
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...
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...