Equipment and Survival Gear

ELT, battery life, FAR requirements, operation

Night Accidents1 Night emergency landings are 1 5 times as likely to result in a fatality BR 2 7 of flying is...
Universal AspectsSoundness of judgment BR Division of attention BR Airspeed and altitude limits BR Safety awareness BR Smooth…
Cross-Country PlanningI REFERENCES: AC 61 21 AC 61 23 AC 61 84 Charts A FD AIM I BR ...
Landing IllusionsP You and every other pilot is susceptible to illusions When any of our three flight senses visual auditory…
Cold WeatherP Hot or cold temperatures affect the quality of the preflight In the winter as your body cools you tend to…
Visualizing Your TrainingP A student pilot or any other pilot for that matter can practice flying even while not in a plane A…
Teaching MemoryThe way an instructor presents material has a great influence on student retention of what is being taught…
Calming Flying AnxietyP Anxiety is generalized fear Your body prepares you to run fight or act to protect yourself Your heart and…
Trim instructionP The direction to move the trim and the proper instructional words to use are a common source of confusion…
VFR to IFR OptionsP What to do If you #39;re on top do the four C #39;s Climb communicate confess comply If fuel and weather...
The Nature of CertaintyIn my careers as a school teacher and flight instructor I have developed student classifications that appear…
Aviator's Liesul li The weather will be all right BR li We will be on time maybe even early BR ...