Robert DeLaurentis: Zen Pilot, or Insanity in a 1997 Piper Malibu Mirage Flying over the Bay of Bengal, the calm exterior of the nano ceramic-coated Spirit of San Diego belied the chaos brewing...
How to Build a Fire to Survive in the Wilderness Unprepared Flying over the most majestic landscapes the Earth has to offer is one of the many joys of being a pilot; observing breathtaking mountains...
An Outsiders Look into the World of Small Airplanes When my alarm went off in the soft gray darkness of early morning, there was a big part of me that was convinced going back to sleep would be a...
Refreshing Your Pilot Skills By Jay Biederman, CFI, ATP In part one of this post, I discussed how students can use back seating to improve pilot skills and cut the cost of their training. In part two...
Free Flying Lessons! by Jay Biederman, CFI, ATP If you were to walk into your flight school and ask your instructor for free flying lessons, you would be laughed back into the parking lot from whence...
Pilot conmen such as Tom Salme, Jimmie Lane, and Tom Cook are a dark but interesting side of our pilot fraternity. For the most part, pilots are a pretty straight-laced bunch. Pilots tend to be...
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...
