Engine Failure Accidents
ul li 22 of all accidents BR li 4 only partial failure BR li...Unusual Attitudes
P During the proficiency phase of hood work #39;unusual attitudes #39; should be practiced This means that you will put on the hood close his...
Accidents By Experience Level
Less experienced pilots are more susceptible to accidents BR li Flying less than 10 hours in 30 days or less than 25 hours...
Growing Up As A Pilot
It takes more than time to grow and mature as a pilot Judgment cannot be measured just by time but by the number of successful ...
General Aviation Statistics
Only three out of every 1000 people in the US are pilots BR Out of 67 000 licensed instructors in the U s ...
Preliminaries to Flight
P 1 Medical student license br 2 Flight Training Handbook BR 3 Student Pilot Guide 4 San Francisco Sectional BR ...
Pilots Are Special
P A pilot has overcome his fears He has replaced superstition with rational thinking and knowledge It takes a special degree of courage to face your...
Procedures and Techniques
Every phase of flying requires a series of procedures from pre flight to shut down With every procedure for what needs to be done...
Wifferdill
I #39;m told that quot;wolferdale quot; is an aviation perhaps military aviation term meaning a 270 turn Is this correct BR ...
1996 For 100,000 Hours of Flying
Singles 1 5 BR Twins 2 12 BR Homebuilts 2 of the flying and 10 of the accidents with aircraft ...
Landings on Final
Over the fence Vref U U 5 knots or 1 2 Vso No exact POH figures BR B Soft field Approach...
Emergency Equipment
ELT operation and ground activation BR Fuses breakers ...
Statistics on Fuel/electric related accidents
ol P li Experience level of the pilot does not seem to matter in fuel related accidents BR li 86...
Flight Instruction/Proficiency Requirement
FAR 61 107 a flight proficiency BR I certify that I have given name the flight instruction required by FAR 61 107 a 1...
Spins Were A One Time Thing In 1914
An unheralded aviation pioneer is British scientist F A Lindemann quot;The Prof quot; as he was known led a very ...
Phillips Head Screws
John Henry Phillips of Mass patented his double slotted screw in 1932 The very similar Reed Prince screw is not approved for ...
Carbon Monoxide
P Is poisoning due to the exhaust fumes resulting from carbon burning with insufficient oxygen to produce complete oxidation The resulting gas has one atom of carbon...
What's New
With so much history in the past I would like to take you into the future: BR I am most proud of my...
Flight Contradictions
ul li The rudder is not used to turn the plane Rather it keeps the nose straight BR...
Downwind Takeoff
P demonstration BR At controlled airports the non assertive pilot just goes where he is told to go There are occasions where for convenience...
Shirt Tails
There has been a long tradition in aviation related to cutting off the shirt tails of newly soloed student pilots One story has it that the practice ...
Operating Without a MEL (Minimum Equipment List)
P B Minimum Equipment List B P P Most older aircraft have been certified without a MEL but everything operational...
Wind and Groundspeed
P Turning as low levels from a crosswind path to a downwind path can be hazardous It leads to the terrible downwind turn stall accident When...
Accident Precipitating Causes 1991
ul li Inadequate preflight and or planning BR li 1 4 of all accidents are caused by inadequate preflight BR ...
Where To Go; What To Do
P You can find whom to interview by talking to people around the airport Pretty soon certain names will keep coming up Those are the people...
VOR tracking
Tunes and idents station BR Holds altitude within 200í BR Locates position using radials BR Intercepts and tracks a radial BR Recognizes signal...
1989 - 1993 US Accidents
#133;Accident__________Deaths_ BR 1 Highway Accidents 228 000 BR 2 Murders ...
Preparation
The success of the instructional program is directly related to the willingness of the student to study and prepare It takes a minimum of two hours of study for every...
Nutrition
P Food when converted into glucose is the source of brain energy Glucose cannot be stored As blood sugar it requires constant renewal If glucose...
Learning To Fly
P There is no single way to get a pilot license Getting it is faster and cheaper if training is done consistently with the same aircraft and...
Additional Endorsements
High performance aircraft over 200 hp BR Complex aircraft Gear and flaps BR Tail wheel ...
You and Illusions
P 1 Illusions can and do occur to everyone BR 2 Proper planning for strange airport conditions is essential BR 3 Weather and...
Effective Instruction
First of four elements is identification of the objectives…not the creation of them as would the FAA have you believe BR The...
Recall Statistics
li 10 of what you read BR li 20 of what you hear BR li ...
Light Series
P The light gun is used by ATC towers in the event of radio failure to move and sequence aircraft In general all GREEN signals ...
Self-Doubt is Normal
B Every so often the instructor finds a student who is going through a phase of flying that is very disturbing to the student...
Operation of Airplane Systems
P I FONT SIZE quot; 1 quot; REFERENCES: C 61 21 AC61 23 FONT Airplane Handbook and Flight Manual I ...
Phonetic Alphabet and Time Zones
In 1914 the U S Army adopted a phonetic alphabet but Spanish pronunciations created problem In 1927 a worldwide agreement of words and spelling...
Private Pilot Legality
License in possession BR Current medical BR Flight review or additional rating ...
Teaching Memory
The way an instructor presents material has a great influence on student retention of what is being taught Trauma is proven to be the...
Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
P FAR 91 403 a requires that an AD compliance record be kept Some AD are one time and others recurring They notify aircraft owners...
Overview of the PTS
75 of Applicant failures are due to instructor failure The Applicant must know that he is pilot in command as well as in compliance with the eligibility rules ...
In Possession for Checkride
Logbook BR Medical Student certificate BR Sectional Must be current BR Aircraft engine logbook Get from maintenance BR Aircraft...
Age as a Factor In Flying
P The average General Aviation pilot was 39 years of age in 1990 Pilots over 60 have 2 1 times more accidents than pilots in their 50...
Taildraggers
19 of fleet are taildraggers BR 6 to 29 of landing accidents P P ...
Stalls
P When we do stalls we are seeking recognition and prompt proper recovery You the student are being taught awareness How you become...
Landing Illusions
P You and every other pilot is susceptible to illusions When any of our three flight senses visual auditory and kinesthetic give erroneous information...
Pilot/Owner Maintenance
P Keeping an aircraft clean greatly improves both its appearance and its performance When you clean an aircraft you learn a great deal about its construction and...
Special Use Airspace (SUA)
P Not on charts but often mentioned by VOR Tower broadcasts Locally by Livermore ATIS to warn of National Guard firing range near Danville San Ramon border...
Pilot Error 50 Years Ago
P In December of 1947 an Air Force study released the following analysis of pilot errors that precipitate accidents There is no reason to think things have...
We do not want a first spin to be of the accidental kind.
We do not want a first encounter with adverse weather to be while
solo. A pilot's first SVFR experience should not be after getting
rated. Training that avoids turbulence is not likely to give
a pilot familiarity and confidence when cockpit things begin
to jump. The startle factor of such events are quite likely to
cause reactions based upon instinct rather than training. The
rule of primacy is apt to be a pilot's worst enemy in a startle
situation. The failure of training to provide prior experience
into abnormal situations is a failure of the instructional program
and instructor. Good judgment and appropriate decision making
can only exist through situational exposure. Flight instruction
is expected to prepare students to fly into the expected and
to avoid the unexpected.