Paxson, Alaska While it may not be anywhere you have heard of before, if you fly there in a Super Cub, it won’t be a place you will soon forget! Paxson is really nothing too remarkable itself. It is simply a small town on the side of the road that really just exists to help …
The Pilot’s Paradise The Wrangell St. Elias National Park (often simply referred to as “The Wrangells”) is one of the largest national parks in the United States. Closely bordering Canada and enjoying large amounts of snow blowing in from the Gulf of Alaska each winter, the park has towering mountains and massive glaciers larger than …
If a loss of communication occurs in IFR conditions, you must continue the flight according to the acronym “AVEenue of FAME”. Let’s go over the components of the acronym: A: Fly the assigned route as per last ATC clearance received. V: If being vectored, fly the direct route from point or radio failure to the …
Of all the acronyms in aviation, this must be the silliest… ATOMATOFLAMES? Surely you can’t be serious!? I am serious and don’t call me Shirley. It is difficult to remember all the regulations, rules, and procedures. But, it is not that difficult to remember a few acronyms that jog your memory ATOMATOFLAMES is one of …
ATOMATOFLAMES – Required Aircraft Equipment – 91.205 Read More »
VFR, or visual flight rules, is a method and set of rules for flying aircraft by reference to the ground. The other method to fly airplanes is by IFR, or instrument flight rules. VFR flight uses ground references like roads, lakes, terrain, and other noticeable landmarks from the air to navigate. To fly VFR, pilots …
Yup, we do to! Everyone loves free things, especially pilots. Flight training is expensive to pay for it on your own, so how can you get a company to pay for your flight training? We’ll talk about ways to get a company to pay for your pilot training, as well as other ways of how …
IFR, or Instrument Flight Rules, is flying using the onboard instruments without reference to the ground. The most common example of needing to use instruments is flying through clouds or IMC conditions. IMC, or Instrument Meteorological conditions, is weather that require the use of instruments, typically cloudy or low visibility. That means pilots using IFR …
You’ve done it! You’ve studied, you’ve trained, and you have flown your butt off to get that ‘golden’ commercial pilot certificate that finally allows you to be hired for compensation. But now what? Your new hurdle to climb is to find a job as a newly minted commercial, low time pilot. Sounds tough, but you …
Ready for your tailwheel endorsement? Tailwheel flying is some of the most challenging and rewarding flying you can do. Of course the beginning of it all is earning your tailwheel endorsement. How many hours does a tailwheel endorsement take? Typically a tailwheel endorsement takes 4-10 hours of flight training. The range is due to how …
FOREWORD The purpose of this series of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Program publications is·to provide the aviation community with safety information that is informative. handy, and easy to review. Many of the publications in this series summarize material published in various FAA advisory circulars, handbooks, other publications, and various audiovisual products produced by …
