Proficiency Risk: When Trainers Fill the Sky Flying around areas of high training activity is inherently dicey. Here’s what you can do to cut down on … By Jason Blair
Proficiency Inside IFR: VOR Navigation Has Changed, And You Probably Missed It Who needs to know about low-altitude charts? That would be you because the rules of the game have changed … By Jason Blair
Proficiency No Notams? No Problems? Not Necessarily You’re doing your homework like a good pilot and are happy to see that there are no Notams at … By Jason Blair
Modifications Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) Approval Is Not Enough So your plane is equipped for flight into “known-icing”— no need to worry, right? Think again! When we endeavor … By Jason Blair
Pilot Talk Intersection Departures: A Risk Worth Taking? “Cessna 1234, can you accept an intersection departure from Bravo, remaining runway, 5,200 feet?” the controller inquired as much … By Jason Blair
Pilot Talk 9 Tips: How To Taxi At Big Airports Big airports can be scary. Getting into them includes lots of traffic and busy ATC controllers. But just getting there … By Jason Blair
Pilot Talk Listen To Your Airplane! “Hmm, did you just see that loss of RPM?” I asked the friend of mine who was flying with me … By Jason Blair
Pilot Talk How To Keep Your Bearing When A GPS Outage Hits A GPS NOTAM in Nevada? Okay. I can probably ignore that since I’m flying in California, right? Nope. In … By Jason Blair
Pilot Talk Managing Your Passengers Are passengers really something that presents a risk to safe flight? In some cases, they do exactly that. But passengers … By Jason Blair
Pilot Talk Flying Over Max Weight Okay, even the least risk-averse, crazy pilot generally knows we probably can’t load up our plane with lead … By Jason Blair