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by John White • June 19, 2020 • 9610 comments
Pilot Training
Test pilots have a certain image, but a female test pilot at the age of 18? Discover Janet Simpson, WASP.
April 12, 2011
Aircraft Weight & Balance
Aircraft Weight & Balance: Do we have to calculate it for every Flight? It’s surprising how often this debate comes up. Surprising because from day 1 we learn the acronym “ARROW” to describe the documents required to be in the airplane during flight. The “W” represents current Weight and Balance...
aviation safety, flight training, flying, learn to fly, learning to fly, pilot training
John M. White
October 04, 2010
2 More Lessons General Aviation Can Learn From The Airlines
Vincent Lambercy from the Plastic Pilot blog wrote an interesting post called "3 lessons general aviation can learn from the airlines." The 3 items he discussed were SOP (standard operating procedures), flow patterns and checklists; briefings; and the sterile cockpit. For general aviation pilots I would add 2 more things...
aviation safety, flight training, general aviation, learn to fly, learning to fly, pilot training
October 01, 2010
Fractional Pilot Career
General aviation consists of many aspects, and provides many different possible career paths for budding pilots. Our discussion of the 7 Great Careers In General Aviation wraps up today with a conversation about the fractional pilot career. Fractional aircraft ownership programs have been around for quite some time now, with...
aviator, aviators, flying, general aviation, learn to fly, learning to fly, pilot training, pilots
September 28, 2010
Air Taxi Charter Pilots
Early in my career I was an air taxi charter pilot, flying all kinds of aircraft from a Cherokee Six hauling GM parts to a Cessna 402, again hauling automotive parts. I suspect that with the "just in time" programs much of this kind of flying has gone by the...
aviation safety, aviator, flying, flying careers, general aviation, learn to fly, learning to fly, pilot careers, pilot training
September 24, 2010
What Is A Pipeline Patrol Pilot Career Like?
A career as a pipeline patrol pilot probably sounds like a pretty boring career for someone looking for a career with challenges and excitement. Don't assume that is the case until you do a little research. Pipeline patrol pilots fly a number of different missions other than flying at a...
aviator, general aviation, learn to fly, learning to fly, pilot training, pilots
September 10, 2010
Simulator Training Flawed? True or False?
Simulator Training Flawed? True or False? We have been discussing the articles published in USA Today by Alan Levin in which he maintains that a number of airline accidents have been caused, at least in part, by problems stemming from simulator training. But is this criticism valid? Today it is...
aircraft, airplanes, aviation safety, flight training, flying, pilot training
March 23, 2010
New iPhone Applications for Garmin 430, 430W and Aera GPSs
Please welcome guest blogger, Max Trescott. He and I share similar views on aviation safety, and I asked him to stop by to tell you about his latest iPhone application for pilots. He’s the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year and blogs at MaxTrescott.com. Last week, the NTSB board...
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