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ARE YOU FLYING FASTER THAN Vref?

by Jack Boyd
Do you carry a little extra speed on final for safety? If you do, the FAA and just about every experienced flight instructor will tell you “don’t do it!”. Carrying an extra five knots on final will result in floating...
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Debrief: Checkride Angst. Why am I doing this to myself?

by Jack Boyd
What does a private pilot applicant have in common with a 9,000-hour airline 777 captain upgrade candidate? They are both expected to prove themselves in a practical test environment, for one thing. The other commonality is fear of checkride failure....
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Debrief: Automation Misuse. Why is it doing this?

by Jack Boyd
Last year, during a predawn instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, a UPS A300 was destroyed and its crew killed when it struck terrain just short of the runway. Preliminary findings show that the Airbus crew was held abnormally high...
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