Applicant Summary
You must have an application for a rating form FAA Form 8710 1 a waiver form as required a medical certificate and radio license for foreign...Dehydration
P Human need for 2 4 quarts of water a day You become thirsty with a deficit of 1 5 quarts of body fluids or 2 of...
The E-6B
The E 6B was more created than invented by Phillip Dalton in the early 1930s It was initially called quot;The Dalton Dead reckoning...
Teaching Airplane English
I am in the process of #39;re treading #39; two pilots who have radio problems They are both experienced complex high performance ...
Instructional sequence
P By the second flight the student should have previewed the aircraft manual The manual checklist material must be completely incorporated into that of the student ...
The LORAN System
I instructed LORAN at 58th Bomb Wing Training School on Tinian Island of the Marianas during the last year of WWII I also instructed in the use...
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 ...
Vertigo
P Unrecognized spatial disorientation is caused by some combination of channeled attention distraction and target fixation These most often occur in conjunction with loss of situational...
Wildflife Areas
P Throughout the U S the states and federal government have placed altitude restrictions on flight over many different classification of game areas Federal limits are...
Fuel Accidents
ul li The number one cause of engine failure is lack of fuel BR li 10 of General Aviation accidents are caused...
Pre-takeoff
Uses checklist BR Takeoff configuration BR Radio use and acknowledgments and compliance BR Clearing approach ...
Controlled Airport Radio
P B There are several essentials to good radio work B P P B The first essential is: ...
1999 Was A Very Good Year
1908 general aviation accidents BR 342 were fatal accidents BR 7 05 accidents per 100 000 hours of flying BR ...
Bird Strikes
A serious problem costing over $150 million per year in aircraft damage and occasionally a life BR Bird strikes 1998 BR ...
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...
Windsock
The word sock is from the colloquial French meaning close in or conceal When an airport was `socked in #39; the windsock was taken...
Instructional Safety
When teaching the safest possible flight operations you can show a student how poor decisions doing the same maneuvers could be proportionately more dangerous ...
Crash Survival
#1 survival item is to let a responsible person know where you are going your route and ETA Insurance is to make contact after arrival ...
The Last Thing You Learn
P If you make a good landing the yoke should be positioned for taxiing When you turn off the runway the correct positioning of the yoke will...
Utilizing Hood Training
P The FAA integrated mix of VFR and IFR instruction is a violation of the very instructional precepts considered basic to flight instruction The purpose of the...
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...
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 ...
Introduction to Ground Reference
P During the time that I am practicing flap descents and go arounds I try to make at least one descent over a gently curved channel or road...
Pilot in Command Time
There are five different ways to get logable pilot in command PIC time according to FAR 61 51 c 2 BR BR ...
Cruise Control
P Learning to trim for level flight requires that you think in terms of setting as many constants as possible for a given flight situation First ...
Power-on Stalls
No lower that 1500 #39; BR Takeoff configuration BR Induce stall with heading maintained U U 10 degrees when inducing stall with...
Teaching precepts
P li Docendo Discimus We learn by teaching When by yourself you are the instructor BR BR ...
Judgement of Limitations
B The ability of a student to plan a safe flight or flying activity is determined by his judgment of his limitations It ...
Reaction and Anticipation
P In searching for an appropriate place for this material I was surprised at how often the terms appeared the variety of context and application to...
Pre-start/Start Checklist
P Once in the aircraft we begin the pre start tape recording Seats doors window open belts FAR 91 107 requires the pilot ...
Why Pilots Walk Funny
Ever wonder why propeller pilots walk funny They do The P factor explanation from the instructors handbook tells the instructor how to explain this to the...
Inspections
P FAR 43 11 a b Type description date total time signature certificate type and number; approval or disapproval for return ...
Instructional Constants
A number of constants have been recommended Constants while not the only way to fly simplify the complexities of maneuvering an...
Maintenance Records
P The owner operator is responsible for all required maintenance inspections and logbook entries on an aircraft FAR 43 gives entry examples of #145;appropriate quot;...
FAR Violations In Decending Order
ol li Careless or reckless operation BR li Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions BR li Failure to meet requirement...
Smoking
P The smoking of tobacco is a form of self imposed physical and psychological stress that constitutes an immediate and on going threat to health and safety ...
Steep Turns
Va or POH entry speed into 360 turn with bank of 10 5 degrees of 45 U U 100 feet ...
Introduction to Illusions
P What ever the illusion it will take a few moments for you to get reoriented If the illusion occurs in trimmed flight the problem is...
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...
Thoughts on Thoughts
ul li Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous BR li Flying is the perfect vocation for a man who wants to...
Its About Time...
The next major step in aviation measurement came from the Greeks about 2500 years ago The Greeks sought rules for the way number ideas seemed to work ...
FAR 61.43 Flight Tests
a Perform pilot operations BR 1 Executing maneuvers within performance capability and limitations including use of the aircraft #39;s systems BR ...
Bits and Pieces
ul li Tolerance to lack of oxygen decreases proportionately with age BR li Patience...
Imminent Stalls
P The major difference between this stall segment and those proceeding is the quot;depth quot; of the stall In this procedure regardless of the configuration the...
Diversion to Alternate
Accurate immediate turn to estimated heading finds ground speed ETA fuel conditions flies U U 200 feet U ...
Failed Teaching
The most dangerous aspect of flying and flight instruction is that the FAA Part 91 system lets incompetents fly and get sweetheart proficiency checks just...
Bits and Pieces
ul li Tolerance to lack of oxygen decreases proportionately with age BR li Patience is one...
The Second Solo
P The first solo is deceptive in that it overcomes much of the tension related to quot;can I do it quot; The next few lessons ...
Illusions - Natural Illusions
P B Rain B BR Rain gives the illusion of being higher than you actually are Combined with haze you will fly...
Training Attitudes
A casual approach to flying can be hazardous Flying requires considerable planning and rethinking of the options as the flight progresses The midset...
