What Characteristics Make a Pilot? When you think of a pilot, all the cliché images that flash across your brain do have some basis for truth; the suave, smiling pilot with twinkling eyes behind a...
The process of learning to fly a taildragger requires patience and persistence. The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. — Socrates When my...
Sorrel River Ranch has much to offer private pilots looking for a great vacation destination. Having visited much of the U.S. via small aircraft, I can say without hesitation that the Colorado Plateau...
There’s a reason the Cessna 172 Skyhawk is general aviation’s most popular model. Cessna Aircraft Company has delivered more than 43,000 Cessna 172 airplanes to date. This makes it the...
An A & P IA Aircraft Mechanic Goes Through the Aircraft Engine Overhaul Process Things wear out, things deteriorate and things break. If this is true in any industry, it is even more true in...
The Ins and Outs of Dealing With an FAA Ramp Check Your pilot license or an entire career can potentially be on the line during an FAA ramp check. What you say and do is important, but for the...
There’s a lot to consider when flying at high density altitude. By Mike Adams, VP Underwriting Avemco Insurance Company Hot weather makes getting the best possible performance a necessity. Get...
Using Special VFR and Contact Approach can be very helpful under the right conditions. Accomplished pilots use a number of skills to carry out safe and successful flights. Some, like taking off or...
Don’t Throw Caution to the Tailwind By Jim Lauerman, Past Avemco Insurance Company President and Retired CFI We all learned early on that taking off into the wind helps get us aloft sooner and that...
