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Just because it was fine when you landed doesnt mean your airplane is ready to fly again. Checking a few items now can mean an easy pre-flight next time.

“Columbia 2536 Tango is cleared to the I69 airport, direct Hagerstown VOR, then as filed, maintain 4,000, departure on 134.15, squawk 0510.” I have gotten that same route clearance many times in my P210 and to take the measure of the new Columbia 400 I would run it out and back over this familiar 320-nm […]

Like just about everybody else, I first saw the Mooney Acclaim on the opening day at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, when Mooney unveiled it before a standing-room only crowd of aviation journalists and interested show-goers. The particular airplane that Mooney unveiled, N312TN, cut a striking figure on thegreen grass that sunny Florida morning, […]

It has been 50 years since Safe Flight Instrument Company developed the first practical autothrottle system but only a small minority of pilots have been able to fly this most useful and safety enhancing equipment. But that is starting to change. Safe Flight is now offering its AutoPower system in midsize business jets, when before […]

One of the great things about flying for an airline that is taking delivery of new aircraft is that you occasionally have the opportunity to fly “right out of the box” a brand, spanking new jet. That was the case one morning when, as a relatively new first officer still in my probationary first year […]

A mantra in pilot training is that you should train the way you fly, and then fly the way you train. Thanks to its enormous fleet of Level C and D full-flight simulators, FlightSafety International has been providing absolute realism in flight training for many years, except in one area-high altitude physiology. Until now, the […]

With the coming age of very light jets (or whatever you want to call them) just around the corner, the question has been repeatedly raised but never really answered: How will pilots fare when transitioning from piston-powered airplanes to this new breed of little jets? It’s a much more complicated question than it at first […]

Most in-flight emergencies are manageable with the proper training, preparation and mindset. Beating brainlock can help us react as weve been trained.

Youve just crashed in a remote area. You and your passengers are injured. Will you have the equipment and knowledge to survive until youre rescued?