It’s Good to See Traffic
General Aviation is quite safe, still largely due to the see-and-be-seen principle. Recent technology advances aid that mandate, but we still should see traffic...
BRIEFING JUNE 2023
Space Traffic Jam Addressed
The FAA says it will try to ease disruptions to air traffic caused by increasing numbers of space launches. Airlines complain...
Circling Revisited
Turning in the opposite direction of the regulatory traffic pattern during a circling approach is an almost constant topic of discussion in instrument pilot...
Fuel Blunders
These ASRS reports show many ways to get something simple wrong. You’ll see how creative errors can sneak in and deprive us of the...
Those Grey Areas
Most instrument trips end with one approach and one landing, after which you go about your day. For those times when one approach doesn’t...
Convection
Convection is something you probably deal with every day as a pilot, whether you’re aware of it or not. When you hear the word...
ATC Uses Checklists too
What do operations of any two aircraft, be they a heavy Boeing 777 or the tiniest piston-engine light sport aircraft, have in common? Checklists,...