safety tips

The sad but true fact of staying proficient is that it’s expensive to invest in practice flights to consistently remain as good as or better than you were at the time of your check ride. Lets face it — most

In dealing with Spatial Disorientation there is said to be two categories of pilots: the ones that have experienced it and the ones that will. The Stonecipher study indicated that the average life expectancy of a non-instrument rated pilot in

Position awareness and aircraft control begin with engine start-up and taxi. Always have brakes firmly applied during start-up. During taxi make it a point to keep the nose wheel on the yellow line. Cutting corners can end up being a

Every pilot looks forward to broadening his flying experiences, both in terms of skills and geography. Over time he will encounter runways of different lengths, widths, surroundings and surfaces. Most of us who have learned to fly in recent years