GOLD STANDARD AVIATION TRAINING BLOG
One never knows how one will respond when given an impending engine failure. Some freeze and take no action while others panic and do the wrong things. Then there is the pilot who methodically follows his training to a successful...
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The month of August not only brings hot, hazy, and humid conditions, it is also the peak month of fuel vapor formation for your Cirrus.We all know our electric boost pump has only one job after the engine is started—to...
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You should have your head examined if you don’t hold a BasicMed certificate in addition to your regular Third Class Medical.. Several times each year I am handed an expired FAA medical or one about to expire by a clueless...
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Many instrument rated pilots believe the added safety and security of an instrument flight plan far exceeds the perceived ‘risk’ of relying exclusively on your own eyes and mind to avoid traffic, airspace, obstacles, and just plain finding the runway....
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Are you proficient enough to survive an engine failure in your multiengine (ME) airplane today? Unfortunately statistics say you are probably not. NTSB accident reports show that many ME pilots ignore the basic one-engine inoperative procedures learned in training, and...
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