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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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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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ARE YOU A TWO-HANDED PILOT?

by Jack Boyd
Do you fly an airplane like you’re driving a race car? From time to time I observe a pilot gripping the yoke with both hands during the takeoff roll or landing flare and rollout. Doing so probably commits this pilot...
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What's the best way to lean your airplane?

by Jack Boyd
Lean of peak (LOP) or rich of peak (ROP)? Which kind of pilot are you? There are some things we just don’t discuss in polite conversation. You know, religion, politics, ROP vs LOP. But let’s say the topic of leaning...
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Selecting Navigation Checkpoints

by Jack Boyd
Do you use airports as cross country checkpoints? One pilot did and subsequently received a phone call from the FAA accusing him of operating an aircraft in a reckless manner while flying directly over the top of 2IS (see sectional)...
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