Pilot Proficiency

Satellite images and the data they provide are likely the biggest-single advance in weather forecasting. Let’s take a closer look at weather satellites.

While the most famous aviator of all has opted out of the FAA’s pilot database, we have it on good authority that he holds the only multi-deer sleigh rating.

A safety turn on the ground allows the pilot to scan the pattern before takeoff.

Pilots of twin-turboprop aircraft continue to find themselves victims of a stall when icy conditions are a factor.

Answer can be traced to a combination of multiple things—corrosion, latency, and time.

Remote cameras at Pacific City State Airport give pilots a real-time look at the runway conditions before they make the flight to the coast.

Several airports are located in the warning area.

Here’s how often TAFs are typically issued and when you can expect to see them altered.

The frontal system is somewhat of an elephant in the room. We talk about the weather it produces. We point to where it’s located on a map. Many of us recognize the symbols. But we hear very little discussion about what it is exactly and why it produces weather. Now that winter is fast approaching, […]

There’s a balance between the books and the sky.