GOLD STANDARD AVIATION TRAINING BLOG
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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Just last week an A&P technician informed me that he solved a longstanding mechanical problem in a nearly new aircraft. He proudly boasted that he was able to troubleshoot an engine vibration issue after an unsuccessful attempt by the factory...
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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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