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ARE YOU INSTRUMENT RATED AND AVOID FLYING VFR?

by Jack Boyd
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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COULD YOU SURVIVE AN ENGINE FAILURE TODAY?

by Jack Boyd
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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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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