When confronted with contaminated runways, all those aircraft performance calculations can dissolve quickly. Sitting next to me right now is a pilot’s operating handbook for a 1978 Cessna 172N...
As a general aviation pilot, I’m taking my flight training seriously because it only improves my safety margins. It seems as if general aviation’s on the decline – or at the very least...
Pilot skills are important but data shows accidents begin in your head, and the right mindset and attitude are a key part of aviation safety. In 2014 a corporate Gulfstream GIV tried to take off from...
Being a certified flight instructor is a noble profession and should be treated as such. When I fly I am never alone. Even if I am the only one in the airplane, I am in the company of very special...
Every passenger who flies has had memorable moments while looking out of the window and getting a bird’s eye view of the world. Sometimes, just viewing the clouds from above is all one needs to make...
The Cessna T303 Crusader: Cessna’s Answer to Beech and Pipers Twin Trainers Cessna saw great success with their 1953 Cessna 310 light twin. For decades it rolled off the production line as a...
Aircraft engine failure in flight require a precise and timely response. While it’s true aircraft engine failures are rare, I have been at my home airport twice in the last two years when another...
Techniques for Finding Water in the Wild Flying in the more remote places can be one of the great joys of aviation. But when operating an aircraft over those areas there is always the increased risk...
(NOTE: the author’s opinions are solely hers and do NOT represent the views of her employer.) Last year Anders Clark and I reported on the changes the FAA put into place regarding Air Traffic...
