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Category Archives: Flight Instructing
Emergency Landings
Well, another event happened following a loss of power in a general aviation aircraft. A pilot had an engine failure, tried to make it back to the airport, and landed on a Florida beach. Unfortunately, the forced landing killed a … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, beach noises, discipline, Emergency Landings, engine failure, Flight instructors, flight training, Florida beach, flying, flying off grass airstrips, general aviation aircraft, inexperienced pilots, judgment, Landing in a pasture, landing on a beach, learning to fly, professional pilots, risk, safely landing, student pilots, taildragger pilot
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Veteran Airshow Fans
I overheard the Chair of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI), Bob Meder, say, “You can tell who the veteran airshow fans are. They’re the ones not paying attention to the show.” I thought about it and concluded he … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airplanes, AOPA, barnstormers, Cessnas, EAA, first solo, Flight instructors, flight training, Florida, inexperienced pilots, learning to fly, memories, NAFI, open cockpit biplanes, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft
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Planes and New Pilots
A long time ago when I was a little kid, every Sunday evening I watched a wonderful television program called Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. All of us watched programs that were varied and entertaining. I am sure this … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, History, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged commercial pilots, Disney’s Planes, distractions, dwindling pilot starts, Flight instructors, imagination, involved with flying, little kids, new blood, old geezers, personal flying, pilot in command, Planes and New Pilots, private pilots, professional flying, regulations, renting airplanes, shrinking pilot population, simulated flight, student pilots, technological advancements, the mystique of flying, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, youth in aviation
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Automation in Aviation
There is a great deal of dialogue about the use of automation in aviation. Lately, some of the talk is focusing on the failure of automation and the role it played in the crash of Asiana 214, the Boeing 777 … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged accident reports, air carriers, aircraft accidents, Asiana 214, auto-throttles, automation failure, Automation in Aviation, autopilot, aviation safety and efficiency, basic airmanship, Boeing 777, cockpit automation, complacency, confidence, discipline, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, problems in the cockpit, professional flight crews, runway 28L, San Francisco International, systems failure, technology, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), The University of Central Florida
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The Safety of “Little Airplanes”
Many question the safety of “little airplanes.” By the way, they are only “little” until you have to wash and wax them; then the smallest airplane suddenly appears similar in size to a Boeing 747. General aviation aircraft have always … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged accident files, airplane accidents, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessna 170, Cessna 182, Cessnas, discipline, first solo, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, General aviation, highways, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, little airplanes, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), pilots, poor judgment, professional pilots, sailors, student pilots, training aircraft
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First Flights
When you first go flying with a new student, you should make certain everything is as perfect as possible. In other words, a new student’s first flight should occur very early in the morning when the temperatures are low and … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, CFI, engine failures, First flights, first solo, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, friends, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, memories, new students, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft
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On Buying An Airplane, Part IV
Well, it is yours! The question now becomes, how much will it really cost to operate? The price of operating an aircraft falls into two broad categories. These include “fixed” costs and “variable” costs. Pilots (and accountants) appropriately refer to … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessna 170, Cessna 182, Cessnas, first solo, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft
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The Souls of Airplanes
I remember the first time I realized an airplane could seem as though it were a living being. I was out at the Zephyrhills airport near Tampa, where I met a young man who owned a Republic Seabee amphibious aircraft. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessna 170, Cessna 182, Cessnas, discipline, engine failures, first solo, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, for the sake of flying, friends, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, memories, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, Piper Cubs, professional pilots, Republic Seabee, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft, Zephyrhills airport
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Engine Failures Are Louder at Night
I have written about engine failures in the past (Engine Failures, “Go ahead, punk, make my day!”, Running on Empty, and Dinner Conversations About Fear). The one thing I have not addressed is engine failure at night, which is, without question, the worst thing … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, discipline, engine failures, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers
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Dinner Conversations About Fear
We were sitting with friends at a great restaurant on the beach. The temperature was just right, the humidity relatively low, and the wind was light, but refreshing. It was a great evening and since we were aviators, our conversation … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, being ready, control the fear, Conversations About Fear, discipline, emergencies, engine failure, Flight instructors, flight training, flying, flying careers, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, survival, survival training, training
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