How do I choose a flight school?

March 2, 2010

If you are planning to learn how to fly, choosing the right flight is critical. After all, learning how to fly is a huge investment in both time and money. Hence, both a video along with recent post (What do you mean by Part 61 or Part 141?) created by Jason Schappert of MzeroA.com are [...]

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Heard on commercial airlines

February 28, 2010

The following are quotes heard on various Airlines over the years:

"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation and in the event of an emergency water landing please take them with our compliments."
"We do feature a smoking section on this flight: if you must smoke, contact a member of the flight crew and we will [...]

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Best of the Web

February 28, 2010

Even Han Solo and Chewie Used Checklists! Aviatrix has recently noted on Cockpit Conversation just how important checklists are. In fact, she pointed out that Boeing first introduced checklists in 1935 after their test pilots forgot to remove a gust lock and crashed a prototype B-17. She also pointed out that even Han Solo and [...]

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What instruments do I need for a VFR flight?

February 26, 2010

Jason Schappert has recently created a short video with a great acronym to remember what instruments are required for VFR flights. His acronym for day flights: A-TOMATO-FLAMES. Here is what it stands for:

A – Altimeter
T – Tachometer
O – Oil Temperature Gauge
M – Manifold Pressure Gauge (If applicable)
A – Airspeed Indicator
T [...]

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Accident report: Low pass through a power line

February 25, 2010

Here was an interesting accident report that recently appeared on General Aviation News. A pilot was flying over a lake near Litchfield, Illinois, and he did not see any obstacles other than some birds. Hence, performed a low pass approximately 100 feet above the lake and did so without incident. However and during a second [...]

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A good Captain vs. a bad Captain

February 23, 2010

“Cap’n 4 Bars,” the blogger behind the Airline Command blog, has stumbled across two old but interesting posts written by Sam, a Captain for a small regional airline based in the Midwest of the USA, on his Blogging At FL250 (rants and reflections from a regional airline pilot) blog. The first post, Good Captain, Bad [...]

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The first officer’s purpose

February 22, 2010

A first officer is just a reproductive advisor:
"If I want your f***ing advice, I’ll ask for your f***ing advice!"

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Best of the Web

February 21, 2010

Readers Poll About How You Like Your Airports. Vincent has recently posted an interesting poll on Plastic Pilot asking readers how they like their airports. The types of questions he is asking include: “How do you like your airports? Small, remote grass strips or large concrete runway with lot of jet traffic? With or without [...]

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Turning the cockpit into an iCockpit

February 20, 2010

Vincent has recently posted some interesting observations on Plastic Pilot about Steve Jobs, the iPhone and glass cockpits – noting that a big part of Apple’s success comes from simplicity and product ease of use (in other words, anyone can understand and use them). However, he also noted how difficult it is to actually create [...]

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What to do if you get lost in a plane

February 19, 2010

This is a guest post by Jason Schappert from the highly recommended M0A blog.
Even in today’s age where the navigational instruments are state of the art and technologically advanced,  pilots will still find a situation wherein he or she is lost in the air.
There can be a momentary panic at the onset of the thought [...]

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