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I was flying my Cirrus SR22TN into Boeing Field on the 13R ILS when the following happened:Me: N564JH. Intercepting 13 Right ILS.Approach: Cirrus 4JH, 8 miles from ISOGE, following a Citation 10, cleared for the approach. Contact Tower.Me: Tower, N564JH, ILS 13R.Tower: Cirrus 4JH following a Citation, slow to 120 knots for separation.The next week I had the same dialog behind a Falcon. Love those speeds.

ADS-B. It’s an acronym only an engineer’s mother could love. Three letters followed by a hyphen and another letter hanging off in la-la land. What does it stand for again? Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. What in the world does that mean? Not only is ADS-B confusing, but it’s expensive too. When all is said and done […]

The year 2014 had dizzying highs and terrible lows, including a tragic mystery that was on everyone’s minds for months. On the positive side, we saw the introduction of some spectacular new airplanes, the continued development of exciting new technologies, the beginnings of solutions to some of the most vexing problems facing general aviation and […]

General aviation pilots make IFR takeoffs in reduced visibility and low ceilings on a daily basis. We line up, launch, establish a climb, transition to the gauges and press on with the flight. Assuming there is an approach with adequate minimums at home plate or a nearby airport, were confident we can return and land within about 10 minutes should something go sour. If were in a single and the engine decides to take the day off, our ability to pick out a good landing site is minimal but, hey, thats IFR flight any time the weather is down.

Failed Landing Gear MotorAfter takeoff, crew selected gear lever to up. Gear traveled halfway up and stopped. Crew selected holding area and ran checklist, manually lowering gear, followed by normal landing. Inspection revealed landing gear motor had failed and tripped the 60-amp circuit breaker under the floor. Motor was repaired and ops check was good.Part Total Time: 9452.0 hours

Like many, Dale Aliberti’s aviation career dreams began early. “The best part of vacations was always going to the airport and seeing the airplanes,” he says, his infatuation stoked by a flight in a GA aircraft at age 12. “I fell in love.” But his love wasn’t blind. “As I started to think about college, […]

“Did you do something to my nav radios?” John was clearly confused, and I didn’t know why. But John had just realized that steady needles didn’t necessarily mean he was flying well. The flag for the glideslope confirmed his suspicion. We were flying an ILS approach in our old Comanche 250, in the clouds with […]

Fuel-management procedures are entwined into every aspect of flight, from planning to a periodic scan of the gauges while youre zipping along at cruise. But even the best-laid plans can easily fall victim to diversion, delays and even overly-optimistic thinking.

Tucked in a seam between the Green and Taconic Mountains, with the Adirondacks just to the west across the Champlain Valley, Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport (KRUT) serves a variety of aircraft from biz jets to homebuilts. The appeal of Vermont scenery and skiing tempts vacationers into Rutland despite the surrounding hills.

As pilots or passengers, we fly to go somewhere. That somewhere isnt on an airport ramp, crammed for hours into a stationary airliner. And its not cooling your heels in the runup area with the engine shut down.