Read Time= 5 Minutes Over the past year I have been on what I like to call a personal renaissance. I have been on this huge kick of learning more about the things I’m interested in, improving the things I … Continued
Read Time=2 Minutes Today you will see a blog post from every blogger in the world talking about New Year Resolutions. I am jumping on the bandwagon with one of my own. These goals are partially personal but mostly about … Continued
Read Time= 2 Minutes This past year I’ve been thinking and reading quite a bit about one simple question; What makes a great pilot? I am not only looking for this in my real world flying, but I also look … Continued
Read Time= 1 Minute One of the greatest ways to get really familiar with an aircraft is to go and get lost in the clouds. I know it sounds simple, but there is some real technique required to fly in … Continued
Read Time= 2 Minutes Yes, even Santa is a nerd like you. If you were nice this year, he may even bring you your favorite FS addon. If not, you get a CG-shifting lump of coal! Short Roof Takeoffs Not … Continued
Aviators, like those who carried the US Mail in the early days, didn’t learn by buzzing around in a circuit at their local airport. They didn’t have air conditioning or heat. They didn’t have aluminum aircraft, GPS devices, leather seats, or XM weather. I mean, come on! They didn’t even have instruments for the most part!
These are links and tools I’ve really been enjoying lately. I hope you find these tools and sources of information useful.
Sometimes it is time to get in the dang airplane and go! I know there are a ton of cool little tools out there that you want to use in your flightsim. But sometimes, too much planning keeps you on the ground longer, with little benefit to the actual flight. Stop wasting your time with the latest AIRAC update, planning the perfect VFR flight, or preflighting the airplane in flightsim, when you know it’s perfect.
This is your pre-landing checklist. This is used primarily for a general aviation aircraft. We’ll now go over what the different items are, and end with some final notes on why these things are important.
