Terrified of Bravo: A private pilot discusses his fears regarding flying in Bravo Airspace. I had to fly to Los Angeles for a friend . . . This may have been the thing I dreaded more than anything...
Check out a few online aviation courses to find one you prefer. You’re going to be spending a lot of time with it, so make sure it’s the one for you. We all started with zero time in our...
If you do hit a wire, keep flying the helicopter. Many pilots have successfully regained control of their aircraft and landed after a wire strike. There’s the old adage, “Don’t hit the ground or...
Private pilots can fly out to visit Astoria Oregon and enjoy a variety of great summer-fall activities. 95 miles northwest of Portland, the Northwest’s biggest river, the Columbia, meets the massive...
These 5 rules will help aviators and aviation enthusiasts alike to take great aviation photos. Photography can be a very rewarding or very frustrating experience. You snap a photo and you immediately...
Get You Gear Down, or How to Avoid a Gear Up Landing! When I think of a gear up landing, I usually recall a particular YouTube video. This one, shot by a passenger from the back seat of a soon-to-be...
Carburetor Icing: Trouble For Airplane Pilots Transitioning to Helicopters I heard a story about carburetor icing from one of my instructors early in my training, one of those stories that makes you...
Whether in Idaho, Arizona, Montana, Oregon, or New Mexico—it seems at least one state gets hit particularly hard by fires each year. And when they start, TFRs soon pop up as well. Summer vacation...
These Cessna 172 private pilot flash cards are intended as a resource for instructors and student pilots. Before we get started with Private Pilot Flashcards, I wanted to discuss the purpose of this...
