What A CFI Wants You To Know

Although you may not be able to see them, wing tip vortices can definitely turn you into a junior stunt pilot.

Instrument rating is known for being the most intense and useful.

A student’s lack of progression toward solo flight underscores that time in a logbook does not equate to proficiency.

End of daylight saving time offers an opportunity for night flying before the onslaught of the worst of winter weather.

Rushing a landing checklist can lead to a late configured airplane and an unstabilized approach.

Thought of losing radio contact can be a frightening experience for some pilots.

National Ocean Service and Jeppesen offer the same information but in different presentations.

Pilot training is a lot easier when a student is working with a CFI who is invested in their success.

Sometimes a pilot’s best decision is to stay on the ground.

On a straight-in approach, pilots can miss cues for aircraft configuration changes, such as power reduction and addition of flaps.