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- Apr 2
- 2 min
Short Field Landing???
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...
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- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
Engine starting, seems like a crap shoot.
The long-awaited engine start blog. Thanks for your patience. Over the past few years performing check rides, I have noticed a...
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- May 14, 2022
- 1 min
Wut up man!
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...
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- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
Fight the fire to stay alive
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...
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- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
Is it gonna start?
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...
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- Dec 4, 2021
- 1 min
Know the Code
As a CERTIFIED Flight Instructor, we are looked at by our students as role models. With that, there is a responsibility to ensure our...
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- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
Are you Stable?
We talk about being stable on our approaches, what does that mean? If you are adding another notch of flaps while crossing the threshold,...
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- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
ACS, what is that?
Lately, I have been asked about checkride related subjects by applicants, usually within a week of their checkride. Most of these...
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- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Starter Limits??? What are those?
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...
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- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Add 5 KTS to your final approach speed for fudge factor
You have probably heard someone tell you during your training, “add 5 kts to your final approach speed, for fudge factor”. Is this a...
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- Jul 9, 2021
- 1 min
Do you know your airplane?
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...
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- Jun 7, 2021
- 2 min
Are you a responsible CFI?
I have noticed a lack of basic knowledge, as well as professionalism in the past few years, throughout the aviation training environment....
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- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Clearing the area is not only an ACS requirement
Whether you are performing high altitude maneuvers or ground reference maneuvers, clearing turns provide more than just looking out for...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
The Answer to, "Which is the more accurate calculation?"
I know you have all been waiting for an answer to the question that has everyone stumped. Which is the more accurate calculation?...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
"Best Field"
When searching for your, “Best Field” during an engine failure, whether it be for real, or in training, there are several things you need...
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- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
"MY INSTRUCTOR SAID..."
From my experience performing checkrides, I have noticed a common phrase: “MY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO DO IT THAT WAY.” This is...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 1 min
Which is the more accurate calculation?
I have been noticing two different ways some performance charts are being calculated. Below are two charts. Using 20 degrees Celsius, and...
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- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
How well do you know your aircraft?
As a professional pilot, flying many different aircraft over the years, I remember the first aircraft I ever trained in, and I am sure...
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