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 …
Jason Blair
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 …
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 …
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 …
When we endeavor …
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 …
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 …
Listen To Your Airplane!
“Hmm, did you just see that loss of RPM?” I asked the friend of mine who was flying with me …
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 …
Managing Your Passengers
Are passengers really something that presents a risk to safe flight? In some cases, they do exactly that. But passengers …
Flying Over Max Weight
Okay, even the least risk-averse, crazy pilot generally knows we probably can’t load up our plane with lead …
