Pilot Proficiency

Advisory circulars from the FAA used to be sent to pilots via the U.S. mail. They were printed on blue paper and sometimes arrived with such frequency you felt like you were on Hogan’s Heroes—every message that the characters on that classic TV show got from London came on blue paper. A great many of […]

Adjusting to the demands of summertime flying.

Taking a Pilatus PC-12 aft of the limit spells disaster.

A return to “needle, ball, and airspeed” saves a B-24 crew.

It takes planning and practice to land on the green dot.

The graphically rich handbook, Barry Schiff’s ‘An Illustrated Guide to Flying,’ serves as a primer for aspiring pilots and a reference for instructors.

Be sure to note the details in pilot reports when you conduct your preflight planning.

A low-altitude stall spells disaster for a vintage racer.

Here’s a breakdown of the LDA approach into Runway 26L at the O’ahu gateway airport.

When winter arrives, it’s nice not to have to worry about big thunderstorms, high density altitudes, and being bounced all over the place flying the local pattern. But winter brings a few tradeoffs: a big increase in IMC, stratified precipitation, icing, high-level clear-air turbulence, all-day windstorms, and of course the short daylight hours. The biggest […]