One of the benefits of operating IFR is having ATC usher you past the velvet ropes that surround controlled airspace. But although an IFR clearance means you can usually ignore airspace alerts that pop up in your GPS or electronic flight bags, you still need to be aware of potential gotchas.
A key elementof crew resource management (CRM) is a crew briefing prior to critical phases of flight, particularly takeoff and departure, and arrival and approach. A good, complete briefing establishes that all involved understand and agree on essential elements of the procedure and make certain there are no questions.
We are all comfortable, as pilots, following the magenta line generated by GPS, and if so equipped allowing our autopilot to point the aircraft in the right direction based on GPS waypoints. But what if the GPS signals are not available for natural or man-made reasons? Then we need to know how to navigate without it.
As a flight instructor who specializes in aerobatics and a designated examiner, I am rarely in a position to teach aviation basics like takeoffs and landings.
The newest public-use airfield in the country also happens to be the most remote, offering “a unique opportunity to experience the solitude and beauty of the high desert wilderness,” the Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation announced May 28.
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