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MEDICAL ARTICLES

Medical Handbook For Pilots Chapter 14 – Disorientation (Vertigo)

An archaic definition of disorientation literally meant “difficulty in facing the east.” To the pilot, it more often…

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SAFETY ARTICLES

Oxygen Irregularities

Both pilots and controllers are educated to recognize the effects of oxygen deprivation and hypoxia. This training can…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

Mechanics of the Human Mind

A general aviation pilot rushed to make a VIFNO (Void If Not Off by) departure time for an…

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SAFETY ARTICLES

Flying Duo In The Clouds

Couples who share flying experiences face special challenges in learning to work and communicate as a team. This…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

What Next? Consider An Instrument Rating by Jerry Plante

The transition from student pilot to certificated pilot commences with the designated examiner handing you a temporary certificate…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

Night Forced Landings by Peter Bedell

When it comes to flying small airplanes, there’s not much that’s worse than having to make a forced…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

Code/A Alert

NASA CALLBACK REPORT: A pilot reported that he used GPS successfully to navigate to a distant point on…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

Coast-to-Coast in a 172 by Jeff Mitchell

Prolog: The following is a journal of a transcontinental trip that I took in a Cessna 172L (150…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

Samurai Airmanship by Rod Machado

Miyamoto Musashi, one of the greatest samurai swordsman of feudal Japan, approached his assailant–an enemy of the emperor.…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

First IFR Solo by Keith Vitense

Background: I had been working on the requirements for the IFR ticket since March of this year. My…

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AVIATION ARTICLES

Instrument Checkride by Mike Wei

I waited for two weeks for this checkride. My DE, Peggy Naumann who flies with the United Airlines,…

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