Finessing The Flare
This final maneuver of every flight can reveal the smallest flaws. But a little planning and lots of practice can make every landing a greaser.
This final maneuver of every flight can reveal the smallest flaws. But a little planning and lots of practice can make every landing a greaser.
Recovering from an upset requires quickly assessing the airplanes energy state and attitude, then applying the appropriate corrections.
While pilots are trained to avoid stalls and spins, little effort goes into understanding spins. Heres how to approach spin training without fear.
What could be simpler than wing flaps? But not all designs work the same and each has it quirks. Heres how to get the most out of the type youre flying.
Practical energy management is a critical skill used for each landing. How to put it on the numbers every time.
Put a solid understanding of forward slips in your toolbox, sure, but remember theyre more useful as a tweezer than a pipe wrench
Five simple exercises to help keep your proficiency sharp without spending half the day and a few C bills doing it
Who needs em? The overhead or modified overhead offers some relief from boredom, but also sharpens emergency landing skills
Keep these five high-performance tricks for emergencies, yeah, but theyll sharpen your daily flying as well
Regardless of what the manufacturer or the FAA might say, your POH is full of data you need to verify before you can trust it