Refuel to Fly Another Day
Fuel mismanagement continues to be a causal factor in general aviation accidents. It’s not the biggest issue – “loss of control” is – but...
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Flying a Different Airplane
So, you’re about to put yourself into an aircraft that you’ve never flown before. Maybe you’ve been flying Cessna aircraft until now, and...
Scraping Away the Rust
Most any athlete will tell you that it doesn’t take much time away from training to loose your crisp edge of performance. Ask a pilot if...
Situational Awareness
For several years now, the flying of perfectly good airplanes into the sides of mountains has littered safety seminars in aviation...
Have a Nice Crash
If you find yourself in sudden trouble while trundling along on a flight, you may thank your lucky stars that your GPS has a “Go to...
Blog Your Way to Live Another Day
There’s way too much information on the Internet to ever be able to digest every morsel available for one’s benefit. But, it’s not a bad...
Is That the Door?!
Have you ever had a door pop open while in flight? Not everyone has had this experience. Were it the case, manufacturers would be...
Protecting Yourself and Your Airplane
Insurance isn’t sexy. And no matter how cool the cachet of being able to call oneself an aviator, you need to understand insurance if you...
Attitude
A well-planned and well-executed flight is probably pretty boring. You take off, climb to altitude, cruise along for a while, descend...
The Pilot Who Cares is Not One Who Dares
Good airmanship starts before takeoff. A good pilot is dedicated to a higher standard of care for their aircraft before it ever leaves...
iPad EFB 101
Tablets are becoming a standard item in a growing number of general aviation cockpits. And of the tablets available for purchase, none...
Smartphones and Smarter Tablets
Of the more popular seminars at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh over the last few years, the ones about smartphones and tablets tend to draw the...
Fighting Fatigue and Staying Alert
Did you get enough sleep last night? If you’re going to fly an airplane, it’s best to make sure that you did. Fatigue is often a reason...
Get it Up or Keep it Down?
Have you ever been working through your pre-flight protocols, only to feel a nagging sense that you’d rather spend the day on the ground?...
Surviving an Engine Failure
Preparing for emergencies is the best way to survive them. And while many pilots may find the protocol of practicing for emergency...
Going for a Ditch
The dramatic video of a Cirrus SR22 dropping into the Pacific Ocean en route to Hawaii, in January 2015, resulted in a positive outcome....
Unattentional Blindness – Expect the Unexpected
A very odd thing can happen if your mind is focussed on a task that requires a high degree of attention. You may not see everything that...
Read the Reports
You can start to feel pretty vulnerable as a pilot, if you spend a lot of your time reading aviation accident reports. Perhaps, for many...
Some Whats About Weight
One of the first rules you’re taught in boating is never to overload your vessel. It doesn’t take much in way of imagination to...
Risk-Taking and Technology
A question that’s been getting asked with increasing frequency over the last decade is the following: Is pilot risk-taking behaviour...
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