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Pilot Proficiency

Aftermath: Too Much

Aftermath: Too Much

I Learned About Flying From That: A Wave From Above

I Learned About Flying From That: A Wave From Above

Beware of Cold Weather Notam

Beware of Cold Weather Notam

Top 10 Flying Blogs of 2014

Top 10 Flying Blogs of 2014

Keeping Cognitive Skills Sharp

Keeping Cognitive Skills Sharp

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

How Do You Know When to Descend?

How Do You Know When to Descend?

At a strange airport, the landmarks a pilot becomes accustomed to at home are missing.

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?

What Does It Take to Transition from a Jet to a Piston Airplane?
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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