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Category Archives: General Aviation
CFI Update: Right Seat Landings, an epiphany!
CFI Update: Right Seat Landings, an epiphany! .0524. Drop me a line when this has meaning for you.Â
Pillars of Disdain (Article+Podcast)
You do read your FAR-AIM by candlelight, right? Just you, the FARs, and smooth jazz on the record player.
The Surface Analysis Chart?
Can you dentify these weather charts?
Spin Endorsement, T-34 Mentor & CFI Update
I didn’t know they had a T-34, I thought. This looks like just the right thing for my spin endorsement. After all, it’s aerobatic, it’s got warbird flavor — the works.
Checklists & Pre-takeoff Mnemonics
Some years back. . .after I had been flying for a while, I became increasingly frustrated with the stodgy way in which I oriented to the checklist. I was committed to using it, but I felt like something was missing.
Piper Wing Spar AD (updated)
What is your take? Obviously, climate, airframe hours, history of abuse, etc. all weigh in on the matter. I can’t help but be reflective of a sobering reality inherent in flying 30, 40, 50 year old airplanes.
Podcast: Air Sickness, the TEMCO T-35 Buckaroo, and Punctual Tomfoolery
Don talks with his friend Kenny Smith about airsickness the TEMCO T-35 Buckaroo and more.
Joining a Flying Club
Want to fly affordably? Join a flying club. Things to consider when joining a flying club.
a COVID-free Flight
a social distancing, COVID-free Flight, Billie Holiday, Coronavirus, and German Polka…reflec