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“If the question is “if...” the answer is NO”
At 92 my pilot certificate is no good without a valid medical. Bob
Trim for hands=off level flight at chosen airspeed. Take your hands off of the yoke and maintain wings-level with light rudder pressure. You...
Back in the olden days, when I was a DPE for commercial pilot applicants, the first question I asked was “With this certificate in your pocket,...
Good job! NEVER fail to dmeclare an emergency Doing so removes the regulatory handccuffs from both pilot and controller. Declared twice, paperwork...
Adding on to Ghery’s post: Flying in western Washingon to the east side teaches valuable lessons. First determine the freezing level using your...
Make this the first time, then, and ALWAYS lean when operatimg at less than 65%/ Bob Gardner
For what it is worth, i never did touch-and-goes with a pre-solo student but insisted on full-stops and taxi back with me doing the taxiing and...
Say "Thank you" and put your mind to work on more important things. Bob
Just adding hot (less dense) air in the carb enriches the mixture. Red knob not involved.
It is surprising how many of the flight instruments (not the power instruments over on the right side of the panel) you can see with peripheral...
" not using the right phraseology....." From AIM 4-2-1(b): "Since concise phraseology may not always be adequate, use whatever words are...
ASES is a rating, not an endorsement (checkride with a DE required, but no written) for private pilots. I got my introduction to aviation (and...
"Official" gets into Part 141 territory, because when the FAA designates a school as 141 it approves the syllabus as part of the whole package....
Thanks for the support. The 13th edition is shipping now. Bob Gardner
If you run "too lean," the engine will let you know by running rough (or quitting.) Without instrumentation, lean until the engine begins to run...
You are still a student pilot flying VFR. Ditch all of the arrival plates you currently own* and concentrate on the certificate you are training...
Syllabus? That is why good instructors always use a syllabus and give a copy to the student...so that they are both on the same page. Bob
I always rounded off in the most unfavorable direction: 7.5 gph becomes 8.0 for planning purposes; a forecast tailwind is ignored. I fall back on...
When contemplating doing this with a student, the first thing that comes to my mind is "How will I explain my decision to practice this inherently...
