“Today, I’m not only going to give you the problems, I’m going to give you the solutions.” When a pilot hears those words from an instructor before launching into a flight review—what can be a pedestrian exercise at best—that pilot knows this session will be different.
Four Big Failures: An Instructor’s Take on Improving Safety
Key Takeaways:
- A non-traditional flight review by instructor Dan Gryder with Flight Chops founder Steve Thorne aims to address four major general aviation accident causes by re-evaluating common training concepts and promoting new, safer practices.
- Key areas of focus include teaching an immediate, proactive response (pushing the nose forward to unload the wing) to a loss of power on takeoff and defining a "minimum maneuvering speed" (DMMS) for safe flight, rather than viewing maneuvering speed as a maximum.
- The review also emphasizes improved task management during inadvertent IMC (prioritizing flying the aircraft over communicating) and proper go-around technique, ensuring full power and speed are gained before climbing or retracting flaps.
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