Do you know your safe approach and landing speed, and do you increment it for the prevailing conditions? Read on to find out what this means
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The Impossible Turn – Tips to survive an Engine Failure After Takeoff
They say nothing is impossible. That’s a great positive way of thinking, but I prefer to say that not everything is worth the risk. Sometimes you just have to accept that you are in this hairy situation, and you are going to have to accept some scratches in order to survive.
Learning the most from your flying lessons
You walk inside the flying school and your instructor notices, with a quick “You’re here, let’s go fly”, and off to the flightline you
Lookout, See and Avoid – 15 Tips for Safe VFR Flying
Sight is a rather important sense in aviation, especially when flying VFR, or at any time you are landing. It’s also our main method
Tailwheel flying will make you a better pilot
Tailwheel flying will make you a better pilot
The dangers of multi crew to inexperienced pilots
You might not think it, but there is an inherent risk in having more than one pilot in a single pilot capable aircraft. The ‘crew’ can become in danger of group think, as well as a false sense of confidence due to the presence of the other pilot; this is especially so if there is a cockpit gradient or assumed capability, skill or endorsement on behalf of the other pilot.
Why we should deliberately stall aircraft
he stall is a greatly misunderstood and feared aspect of flying. Not just by student pilots, but also by surprisingly experienced ones. I recently read an article that pretty much said that stalls were dangerous, and because airline pilots didn’t do them, then there was no reason for General Aviation pilots to learn them. Therefore we would all be safer, happy little Vegemites, never straying away from the straight and level magenta line on our GPS. By that rationale, then we should never practise complete loss of thrust after takeoff emergencies, accidental penetration into IFR, or emergency diversions due running out of coffee.
Best PPL ground school books to help you become a pilot
Getting your PPL is an awesome achievement, and alongside hundreds of hours of hard work studying, preparing and flying the aircraft, you’ll need to pass a couple of written theory exams.
Is there still a Pilot Shortage in 2021?
The words ‘Pilot Shortage’ are generally on the front cover of aviation magazines, at least once per year. Flying Schools will repeat the headline in almost every advertisement, and the aircraft manufacturers shout it out with the release of every new passenger jet, or trainer aircraft. But is the claim completely true, or is there actually a twist?
10 Things you need to know about being a flight Instructor
Being a flying instructor is a rewarding job, but there are 10 things you need to know about being a flight instructor before you sign up for that Certified Flying Instructor (CFI) course.