GOLD STANDARD AVIATION TRAINING BLOG
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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Flew with a pilot recently who aborted the flight after noticing high oil pressure just after engine start. He surmised that any indication outside of the green arc was unsatisfactory. He stated that his instructor had canceled previous flights for...
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I find it appalling that the vast majority of flight instructors (and flight schools) that I know every day do not encourage / teach the use of technology inside and outside the cockpit. Your students do not use ForeFlight or...
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Engine failure in IMC is one reason many pilots choose to not fly in such conditions. Same with night flying, overwater, and in mountainous terrain. Watch this pilot react to a fuel exhaustion scenario while on an instrument approach in...
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