Pilot Magazine | Jan 08, 2015
A topic occasionally visited in this column involves engine failure in single-engine airplanes.
Topics Single Engine, Aircraft Types, Alaska, Travel
Pilot Magazine | Dec 01, 2014
When I began writing for AOPA Pilot in 1963, my articles were strictly technical.
Topics Warbird, Aircraft Types, Pilots
Pilot Magazine | Nov 07, 2014
>During a recent gathering of local pilots, some were surprised to learn that I rarely fly cross-country at night in single-engine airplanes.
Topics Cross Country, Safety and Education, Single Engine, Aircraft Types, Night Flying, Piston, Aircraft Power and Fuel
Article | Oct 07, 2014
“Nobody likesto take the instrument proficiency check,” said the woman at the front desk of a local flight school. But there are ways to make it almost fun, and that’s by taking a quick review course before presenting yourself to the instructor.
Topics Instrument Rating, Pilot Training and Certification, Technique, Flight School, Aviation Industry, Aeronautical Decision Making, Safety and Education, Simulators, IFR, Aircraft Types, Propeller, Aircraft Power and Fuel
Pilot Magazine | Oct 02, 2014
A pet peeve of mine that is particularly grating occurs occasionally when I administer flight reviews in single-engine airplanes.
Topics Single Engine, Aircraft Types, Flight Review, Pilot Training and Certification, Scholarship, Flight Training
Pilot Magazine | Sep 04, 2014
Prior to cleaning the airplane, the static ports had been covered with duct tape to prevent contaminants from entering the static system (a good thing).
Topics Preflight, Safety and Education, Pilots
Pilot Magazine | Aug 05, 2014
At some point during a pilot’s training (advanced or otherwise), I might use a piece of said tape to cover either the opening of the pitot tube or one (or both) static sources.
Topics Preflight, Safety and Education
Pilot Magazine | Jul 31, 2014
One of the most popular cross-country flights from the Los Angeles Basin is, not surprisingly, across the Mojave Desert to Las Vegas.
Pilot Magazine | Jun 04, 2014
Santa Paula and LAX are only 40 miles apart, yet worlds apart procedurally.
Pilot Magazine | May 12, 2014
Every once in a while, a hangar-flying session involves debating the best and worst types of aircraft to use when ditching (assuming that one had a choice at such a time).
Topics Aircraft Types
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