The engine failure didn’t happen suddenly.... I was flying a Mooney M20C in clear, cool air, 7500 feet…
Back in the early days of the last century, when most men wore hats and a great many…
1) How long have directions been expressed in degrees clockwise from North? 2) How fast would you need…
I’d like you to think back a minute. The last time you practiced stalls, either with a flight…
Much has been written about Diamond Aircraft’s spectacular DA40-180 Diamondstar. Almost all the recent press has surrounded the…
Much has been written about Diamond Aircraft’s spectacular DA40-180 Diamondstar.Almost all the recent press has surrounded the Diamondstar…
Many times in your flying career, even if while on the wing, your most focused objective is comprised…
Recently we looked at engine-failure case studies of aircraft that are close to identical in design and performance…
Watching pilots at work can be very informative, but sometimes you see things you didn’t want to see.…
In my past several articles, I have been telling you about pilot observations I have made and categories…
At various points during my instrument training, my redoubtable primary (and instrument) instructor took me on a number…
Accidents involving degraded performance due to density altitude continue to plague pilots. The precise effects of temperature upon…
Aside from ultralights or any “sport class” aircraft, under what circumstances is it possible for a pilot without…
Airline pilots must retire at age 60. What is the mandatory retirement age that generally applies to air…
You’re in a descent, passing through 1000 feet, and approaching your destination airport in southern Arizona, at night.…
The FAA rules require that we fly with current charts. Most of us have probably noticed that, overall,…
In a single-engine airplane engine failure introduces relatively few decision steps. The airplane's tendency during the emergency is…
How are your radio skills? I happen to subscribe to the notion of multiple intelligences when it comes…
Which of the following have not, at least once, been flown through by an airplane?
While talking once with avionics professionals at the Aircraft Electronics Association show I learned some problems they found…
It’s hard to argue the 'single vs. twin' debate ... especially with someone who had just put a…
Some pilots have good habits. Others don't. After watching pilots for many years, I tried to understand what…
Once a year, aircraft owners lay their airplane bare while an expert methodically checks and prods it for…
Airplane propellers generate most of the noise that is the source of complaints (at least those against piston…
According to a recent study, the elapsed time between the first indications of a hidden fire and the…
A prototype of the venerable Boeing 707 launched the honored lineage of the Boeing 7-7 series of airliners…
You've probably already read my call to watch your tires and preheat your engine when the temperature gets…
I have performed simulator studies with large groups of pilots and found that among them there are sub-categories…
After observing pilots in action for several years I started seeing trends in how they handled stressful situations.…
1) What is the meaning of those cryptic numbers used to identify engine oil? 2) A pilot of…
I have a hard time trying to think of something good to say about stationary fronts. They not…
There it is, in my logbook in May of 1990…0.5 hours in a Cessna 172 over central Missouri,…
1. True or False: In the United States, there are actually more "mayday" calls in the month of…
It is becoming more and more possible to include Radar "overlay" information into everyday general aviation flying as…
Altitude is your friend, sure, but not when you're too high on final approach because you misjudged your…
Regarding surplus military jet airplanes and ejection seats, which of the following statements is (are) true? ... You're…
Two weeks ago in North Carolina I was flying en route to teach a flight instructor workshop. It…
When did the Smithsonian Institution first begin collecting flight-related articles? How many active air traffic controllers in the…
See and be seen; at night, lights are inexpensive protection. They indicate the relative position of other aircraft,…
Why would any predictions of sunrise and sunset times for your local area, whether obtained from your new…
The more I use our airplane's new technology the more I appreciate what it gives us, but I…
If you are a VFR-only pilot, you'll soon see that night flight is (or, in a heartbeat, can…
Pilots rightfully have something of a vested interest in that benchmark of assessing their visual acuity: namely, the…
When you hear the word "flak" you may think of a famous female singer named Roberta, bulletproof outerwear…
Wouldn't it be nice to have the privileges of an instrument pilot but retain the VFR freedoms of…
This is a true story. It concerns the confession of an old friend of mine named Bob. After…
Last time we talked about the avionics revolution, the introduction of Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Multifunction Display…
Cirrus Design may have fired the first shot in the personal aviation revolution -- integrating airline-style, CRT flat-screen…