GOLD STANDARD AVIATION TRAINING BLOG
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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You should have your head examined if you don’t hold a BasicMed certificate in addition to your regular Third Class Medical.. Several times each year I am handed an expired FAA medical or one about to expire by a clueless...
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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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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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