Flight Training

This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, Feb. 2005. Controllers are just like pilots: All are human and make mistakes. Most are good, know the rules, do everything they can to make your flight efficient and safe, and make sensible judgments. Only a tiny fraction are highly paid chair-warmers too lazy or bored to have […]

This article originally appeared in IFR magazine, Feb. 2005. You are IFR and solidly in the clag; the terminal area is busy and Departure Control sounds like a tobacco auctioneer. You are flying single pilot, trying to comply with the eparture clearance but beginning to have a hard time keeping up with the airplane. Your […]

Rudder pedals are not meant to be footrests. In this 15 minute workshop, Wally Moran explains the importance of good rudder skills and how proper coordination improves safety, performance and passenger comfort. You will learn: Problems? See the FAQ below. More online Pilot Workshops are available here. Frequently Asked Questions Trouble viewing the video? Here […]

A company in Canada is working on a pair of beefy new single-engine backcountry aircraft that should be certified soon. Expedition Aircraft of Toronto said on Wednesday that both of its multi-mission aircraft, the E350 and the E350XC, have already completed 90 percent of the work required to obtain certification. Both aircraft will be powered […]

About Pilot Workshops.com PilotWorkshops.com provides online pilot training and skill-building delivered by leading aviation experts. Designed for the IFR and serious VFR pilot, the site provides a large assortment of online video and audio workshops. You can sign up here for their free Pilot’s Tip of the Week. About this Workshop GPS is a great […]

PilotWorkshops.com provides online pilot training and skill building delivered by leading aviation experts. Designed for the IFR and serious VFR pilot, the site provides a large assortment of online video and audio workshops. A free trial is available on their Web site. About this Workshop In this eight-minute workshop, Bob Nardiello will explain the causes […]

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Twin & Turbine, May 2005, and is reprinted here by permission. Pilots are generally pretty savvy about the weather. We can decode METARs and TAFs, get satellite weather pictures, and understand NEXRAD radar images. Most of us even remember how to read winds aloft, constant pressure analysis, and […]

This is the eighth and last in a series of excerpts that began with Chapter One. Chapter Sixteen: Circuits Very much on my mind lately has been the fact that I am approaching the point where I may be turned loose at last for a solo flight. The landings have been reasonably well executed; to […]

This is the seventh in a series of excerpts that began with Chapter One. Chapter Thirteen: Crosswind Circuits A very stiff breeze was blowing as I drove out to Dairy Flat, but I have given up hope of finding an ideal piece of weather for a lesson. I try to hold on to the thought […]

This is the sixth in a series of excerpts that began with Chapter One. Chapter Ten: Notes on Lesson Seven — Introduction to Circuits I wasn’t terribly eager as I was doing the preflight checks. The wind was gusting worse than I had seen it before and I knew that controlling the aircraft was going […]