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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When a pilot’s decision to exert his PIC Authority changed a controllers mind and the entire airport operation. A Piper PA-28-161 was approaching it’s home airport KMLB in Florida. ATC instructed the pilot to expect runway 9R even though winds...
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