Let’s say you are climbing in your PA46. What airspeed will you use to climb? I bet the practical answer is something other than Vy (best rate of climb) speed. In the turbine versions of the PA46 Vy will gain the most altitude for a given amount of time, but the deck angle is uncomfortably…
I have to admit…rarely do I reinvent the wheel when it comes to aviation training. My clients would testify that I am rather boring, teaching the same ole stuff that has been taught for years. I teach the basics first, and I don’t teach the “higher level stuff” until the pilot is good at the…
On his way to the 2019 MMOPA Convention that’s going on as I type this, Rick Converse stopped at KJSO to get his Tailwheel Endorsement with Joe. After he knocked it out (which took less than two days to accomplish), we sat down with him to talk about his experience with tailwheel training as well…
I was recently asked to conduct an interview Dan Millican and Christy Wong with In The Hangar. I was blown away by the professionalism of the set, the behind-the-scenes team that produced the show, and the “flavor” of the whole operation. Thanks Dan and Christy!
Need I even print a word? Is there anything that needs to be added to make this any clearer? Bottom line…texting while taxiing can cost you dearly. And, it’s not just texting. During recurrent training, one of my pet peeves is to see pilots fumbling with the avionics while taxiing. I’m going to bet that…
Of all the aviation maneuvers I see during Refresher Training, the one that is butchered the most is the Go-Around (or Missed Approach). This is disappointing because the Go-Around is so critical. Everything changes at the Go-Around…the airplane goes from dirty to clean, low-power to high-power, descent to climb, and (often) flight with the autopilot…
You are flying along in the Flight Levels enjoying the cool, smooth air, when all of the sudden a loud report (bang) shakes the peace, the cabin altitude increases uncontrollably, and the temperature plummets. Additionally, you find yourself breathing deeply…very deeply. What should be your response? The answer to that question is, “It depends”. Similar…
I heard a common comment before each of my flights this week – “You sure are a brave guy! Are you sure you’re ready for this!” While at the MMOPA Convention, I was one of four instructors who had the priveledge of flying with some of the spouses of the PA-46 pilots. These are the…
As a guy who has lost all engine power in flight and survived to tell the story (read this story), I’d like to think I have a good perspective on teaching a good engine-out technique. However, the more I consider that particular occurrence, the more I count my blessings and realize that I was not…
I’ve had the experience of flying in some really wide cockpits, meaning that the pilot and copilot’s seats were far from each other laterally, the most notable example for me is the UH-60 Blackhawk. When transitioning into the Blackhawk, the perspective provided when flying from the left seat as compared to the right seat is…