Weather Deconstructed
There’s an old Buddhist saying that the fool sees only the form, while the enlightened person sees the essence. It’s strange to think that...
Avoid the Overrun
Part 91, gives us lots of discretion when it comes to choosing an approach, deciding if it’s legal (and safe) to continue, and then...
GTN Essentials Training
Years ago, I attended Garmin’s combined G500 and GTN classroom training. This got me comfortable with my new avionics. However, not everyone is able...
AFCS: Friend or Foe?
Full-regime automatic flight control systems (AFCS) consist of at least a flight director (FD) and an autopilot (AP). “Full regime” means the AFCS has...
Advanced Avionics Errors
The FAA and NASA have identified errors commonly made by pilots using advanced avionics. Each of the errors discussed below were unearthed during research...
Towered Field Ops
It’s Saturday morning at 0730. Weather is VFR and a million, and most of the flight schools and weekend warriors are calling up Ground...
“Know When to Fold ‘Em”
Recently I had an e-mail conversation with a friend who’s also been a contributor to these pages. I’ll fictitiously call him “Hal.” Hal started...