GOLD STANDARD AVIATION TRAINING BLOG
Top 9 deadly mistakes pilots make with the nose of their airplane. 1. They pitch it up prematurely (prior to Vr) or too aggressively (> 7 degrees of pitch) causing the stall warning to sound or a tail strike to...
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Most of the 30000 or so Cirrus pilots have trained on non-Cirrus airplanes and were drilled to glide to a safe off-airport landing when an engine fails. This whole concept is thrown right out the window when the Cirrus Transition...
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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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Yep, you guessed it, properly using CAPS.I have been personally told by the Cirrus Director of Flight Training and Chief Pilot that he recommends the use of CAPS if no RUNWAY is available. Gliding to a road or field is...
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An NTSB accident report found the PIC of an SR22 at fault for running off the side of a runway while landing in stiff crosswinds. The probable cause was “the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in a...
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