Airmanship Skills
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Getting Back in the Flying Game!
We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 crisis has essentially shut down many flight departments and training organizations around…
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How to Fly Reliably Alert
Clearly, you don’t want to be in a safety‐sensitive situation when a lapse of attention occurs. For your own safety and that of your passengers and fellow crew, it is imperative that you be reliably alert throughout your duty period. But how do you go about ensuring alertness?
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A New Approach to Pilot Training for Owner/Operators
While simulator time is an important part of ensuring that pilots have the skills they need, owner/operators should not underestimate the value of on-aircraft training. Learn why.
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Coming to Terms With the Business Aviation Talent Shortage
The aviation industry is somewhat unique in its talent requirements. Highly skilled and experienced personnel are essential to safe, effective…
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Taking on Startle – One Flight at a Time!
In my first 13 years of flying, I faced little more than a dead battery. This past winter, however, I…
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Most Valued Insurance Policy Ever!
The discussion of pilots’ over reliance on automation is in the forefront of most aviation accident investigations. With more than…
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Startle Who? Startle You!
After flying with hundreds of students as a flight instructor in the U.S. Navy then as a flight instructor in…
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Taking on Spins & Stalls – A Brief History
More than 100 years ago, as the Wright brothers experimented with different aircraft designs, they recognized that control of a…
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Defeating Startle—Training You Cannot Afford to Live Without
Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) is becoming ever more widely recognized as a necessity in combating the grim statistics…
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Angle of Attack (AoA) Management
It’s hard to manage Angle of Attack (AoA) if the dynamic information isn’t directly available to the pilot. This is…
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