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Pilot Proficiency

Taking Wing: Landing the Job, Part 1

Taking Wing: Landing the Job, Part 1

I Learned About Flying From That: Asking for Help

I Learned About Flying From That: Asking for Help

What Can the Ground Tell You?

What Can the Ground Tell You?

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

Aviation Electronica

Aviation Electronica

Make Flight Reviews for CFIs Worthwhile

Make Flight Reviews for CFIs Worthwhile

When you are a busy instructor, flying for yourself can be particularly enjoyable.

Who Is Teaching? Low Time and Social Media Make for a Bad Combo
Practice Crosswind Landings Whenever You Can

Practice Crosswind Landings Whenever You Can

When You Go Back to Flight School, Don't Lose What You've Learned
The Long Line of Instructors

The Long Line of Instructors

Should You Clean an Airplane Windscreen Before Every Flight?

Should You Clean an Airplane Windscreen Before Every Flight?

A dirty or scratched windshield can be a potential safety hazard.

How Do You Know When to Descend?

How Do You Know When to Descend?

What Is an Outflow Boundary Shown on a Surface Analysis Chart? 
Should I File an Initial Approach Fix?

Should I File an Initial Approach Fix?

How Do You Check NOTAMs?

How Do You Check NOTAMs?

Chart Wise: Spirit of St. Louis ILS 26L

Chart Wise: Spirit of St. Louis ILS 26L

It’s a straightforward approach, whether you’re just getting your ticket, or you’re an old hand.

Chart Wise: New Orleans VOR DME 36L (KNEW)

Chart Wise: New Orleans VOR DME 36L (KNEW)

Chart Wise: Truckee-Tahoe RNAV (GPS)-A

Chart Wise: Truckee-Tahoe RNAV (GPS)-A

Chart Wise: Mackinac Island VOR/DME-A

Chart Wise: Mackinac Island VOR/DME-A

Chart Wise: Finger Lakes RNAV Rwy 1

Chart Wise: Finger Lakes RNAV Rwy 1

When the Gauges Are Talking, You Should Listen to Them

When the Gauges Are Talking, You Should Listen to Them

Fundamental flight lessons are pretty much all about the needles, rings, and pans.

Lesson Is Learned the Hard Way When Trusting Unfamiliar A&P
Beloved Flight Instructor’s Lessons Continue to Replay in Airline Captain’s Head
Ice on the Wings Brings About a Near-Miss Episode

Ice on the Wings Brings About a Near-Miss Episode

Treat High-Altitude Turbulence with Knowledge and Respect
Three-Mile Limit: Novice Pilots Succumb to the Perils of Total Darkness

Three-Mile Limit: Novice Pilots Succumb to the Perils of Total Darkness

Departing Key West unexpectedly in February 2012 cost two Polish nationals their lives in a Cessna 172.

Fatal Cirrus Accident Shows That Some Knowledge Doesn’t Translate
Only Assumptions Can Be Made About What Took Down a Curtiss C-46 in Alaska
A Night Flight Leads a Pilot to a Tragic End

A Night Flight Leads a Pilot to a Tragic End

Something Happened: Wind Shear Takes Down a Grumman Trainer

Something Happened: Wind Shear Takes Down a Grumman Trainer

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