“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:
- The flight review by instructor Dan Gryder with Flight Chops' Steve Thorne focused on addressing four critical general aviation accident areas.
- Key lessons included immediately pushing the nose forward to unload the wing upon engine failure on takeoff to prevent stalls.
- Pilots should understand maneuvering speed (DMMS) as a minimum (1.404 x Vs) to maintain control in turns, not just a maximum.
- Effective go-arounds require applying full power and gaining speed before initiating a climb or retracting flaps, and managing inadvertent IMC prioritizes flying the aircraft over communicating.
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