Displaying all posts for ‘Flight Lessons

I want to be That Guy

by iflyasa December 22, 2009 » Add the first comment.

This blog is about General Aviation and Flight Training. So far I have been writing about flying lessons in an airplane, as this is what I have been involved in as a professional pilot and flight instructor. Even though before I got into airplanes, I used to fly gliders. And during my own flight training [...] Read more »

The Flight Instructor Who Gave Selflessly

by av8er December 9, 2009 » Add the first comment.

Guest Post: By Stephen Hopson Today I was going to write about the success of the “Flight to Hartford” project with my church (you can find it listed under my name) and tie it into the universal laws of attraction and giving. But something else came up, taking priority. I just learned that a man [...] Read more »

5 Questions you should ask yourself before starting Flight Training

by av8er November 20, 2009 » Add the first comment.

Have you been thinking about learning to fly an airplane? Or have you thought about it in the past? How about, have you ever dreamed about piloting an airplane? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then go ahead and read on. Learning to fly an airplane is fun, easy, and a [...] Read more »

The 5-Ts of IFR Flying

by av8er October 19, 2009 » Add the first comment.

Like I mentioned in one of my earlier articles, we pilots like to use a lot of acronyms and memory aids to help us remember things in an easy and organized manner. Not that we are low on RAM or something, it’s just a way of filing and organizing information in our brains so it [...] Read more »

Don’t forget the Step – Seaplane Lessons

by av8er October 13, 2009 » Add the first comment.

de Havilland Beaver lost – pilot error A few years ago I went to Norcal Aviation to get my seaplane rating. At that time I could only afford to get a single engine add-on rating. So, I chose to get a Commercial add-on rating, training in the only [...] Read more »

Whiskey Compass

by av8er October 11, 2009 » Add more comments.

In one of my previous posts I talked about an ol’ pilot rule-of-thumb (we also call them memory aid) called “Whiskey Compass”. This was in relation to Alcohol and Aviation. Most of the newer generation pilots know this rule as “Bottle to Throttle”. Well the rule is 8 hours from bottle to throttle, and you [...] Read more »

Alcohol and Aviation

by av8er October 10, 2009 » Add the second comment.

I was reading an article about when do you have to report a DUI or DWI related action (in a motor vehicle) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)? You can read it here. It is true that any arrest, and/or conviction has to be reported to the FAA within 60 days, as required by FAR [...] Read more »

Hypoxia – Oxygen deprivation

by av8er October 8, 2009 » Add the first comment.

Breathing is one of the most automatic things we do — over 20,000 times a day. Each breath does two things for our body. It expels carbon dioxide when we exhale, and takes in oxygen when we inhale. It’s a delicate balance. Exercise or stress increases the production of carbon dioxide, so [...] Read more »

Pilot Vision

by av8er October 7, 2009 » Add the second comment.

Vision is a pilot’s most important sense to obtain reference information during flight. Most pilots are familiar with the optical aspects of the eye. Before we start flying, we know whether we have normal uncorrected vision, whether we are farsighted or nearsighted, or have other visual problems. Most of us who have prescription lenses—contacts [...] Read more »

Medications and Flying

by CFI » Add the second comment.

Does this story sound familiar? It’s Sunday morning, the last day of a three-day trip. You have four hours of flying ahead of you to get back home, but something about the air conditioner last night has left you with stuffy nose and sinuses this morning. You know from your training and experience that flying [...] Read more »

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