Using the proper publications during the flight training process will help add to your checkride success, and give you all the confidence...

It is time for the last landing of your check ride, and a high percentage of the time that landing is a short field landing. talk about...

The long-awaited engine start blog. Thanks for your patience. Over the past few years performing check rides, I have noticed a...

IS IT COOL IF I TAKE A-2 INTERSECTION? HEY BRO, ARE YOU, MY EXAMINER? HEY MAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? These are a few of the communications...

I recently heard that you don’t want to use the fire extinguisher in the cockpit during an in-flight fire, because you can’t breathe the...

When it’s time to start your engine, I have seen so many different variations to starting a fuel injected engine, with no or little...

As a CERTIFIED Flight Instructor, we are looked at by our students as role models. With that, there is a responsibility to ensure our...

We talk about being stable on our approaches, what does that mean? If you are adding another notch of flaps while crossing the threshold,...

Lately, I have been asked about checkride related subjects by applicants, usually within a week of their checkride. Most of these...

Being on airport ramps day in and day out, I hear a lot of engines trying to crank over to be started. I usually count in my head the...

You have probably heard someone tell you during your training, “add 5 kts to your final approach speed, for fudge factor”. Is this a...

When you are learning how to fly an airplane, it’s not just the flying part you must know, or even all the ground knowledge that goes...

I have noticed a lack of basic knowledge, as well as professionalism in the past few years, throughout the aviation training environment....

Whether you are performing high altitude maneuvers or ground reference maneuvers, clearing turns provide more than just looking out for...

I know you have all been waiting for an answer to the question that has everyone stumped. Which is the more accurate calculation?...

When searching for your, “Best Field” during an engine failure, whether it be for real, or in training, there are several things you need...

From my experience performing checkrides, I have noticed a common phrase: “MY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO DO IT THAT WAY.” This is...

I have been noticing two different ways some performance charts are being calculated. Below are two charts. Using 20 degrees Celsius, and...

As a professional pilot, flying many different aircraft over the years, I remember the first aircraft I ever trained in, and I am sure...