Proper techniques for safe and efficient takeoffs and landing are judiciously taught during flight training, but pilots can lose some of those early acquired skills over time. A new video series, made possible by the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association and the Donner Canadian Foundation, unveils the finer points of practicing and honing your takeoff and landing technique beyond currency requirements. The first installment in the series, Takeoffs and Landings: Determining an Abort Point, helps you learn how to choose an abort point if your takeoff roll isn’t going as planned. Also view the next three video segments on short-field landings, normal takeoffs, and crosswind landings, to understand simple rules of thumb.
Think twice about ice
Take ASI’s Ice Flight Safety Quiz
You’ve learned about the dangers of structural airframe icing—and why it can accumulate quickly, decreasing lift and increasing drag to the point where continued flight is impossible—and heard of ways to avoid a confrontation with ice. If you’re looking for a fun and quick way to test your knowledge, take the Ice Flight quiz, which involves a flight scenario up the East Coast in an IFR-equipped Cessna 172RG. You will quickly find out if you really know how to anticipate areas of probable icing. It will also help you explore what to do when faced with icing conditions. This quiz is made possible by AOPA Insurance Services.
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