GOLD STANDARD AVIATION TRAINING BLOG
What bad habit says you might be a risky pilot? The FAA Airplane Flying Handbook says most accidents, incidents, and violations occur during the taxi phase of flight. It instructs us to use the throttle (not the brakes if possible)...
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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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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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Robert, a long time Cirrus owner-pilot began refresher training today with hopes of improving what his wife says are his “abysmal landings”. His first attempt at greasing one resulted in what we instructors affectionately call a flawless ‘aircraft carrier’ landing,...
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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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