Step Turn Accident
180 Step Turn Accident Analysis On September 2nd, 2018, a Cessna 180 on floats began its takeoff roll from Yakutat Harbor. It was a beautiful,…
Author: Jon K
Jon is a CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, AGI, and the rest of the alphabet. He started instructing for fun part-time to be able to give back to the GA community after earning his Commercial and CFI back in 2013. He has a strong background in academia, starting his career at the University of Michigan, and now is pursuing his dreams of flying, both for the airlines and teaching as a CFI on his days off.
Cessna 172 Crash in Canyon
They entered and flew below the canyon walls. Although the Private Pilot had flown through this canyon once before; it was with a flight instructor, …
Converting Your Sport Pilot to a Private Pilot License
So whether you are currently a Sport Pilot, or simply working towards your sport pilot and decide you want to go for the full private…
Why you don’t want to drink the coffee or tea on a plane
Now flying on the airlines is stressful enough, and a nice cup of tea or coffee once you sit down on the plane might make…
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Missed Approach Instructions on a Visual
Hi Jon, genuinely appreciate your video and great explanation. For my further understanding, I’d like to ask you a question regarding the missed approach procedure.…
How to Find Yourself on the Sectional Chart
How to find Yourself…..on a sectional chart So you may not find “who you are”, but we can help you find “where you are” when…
Summer of ALASKA!
The Summer of Bush Planes! Here’s an update on the FLY8MA crew! We’ve been up in Alaska much of this summer filming more flight training…
ADM / CRM / SRM
Aeronautical Decision Making, Crew Resource Management, Single Pilot Resource Management While these might be big fancy titles, the actual concepts they represent are actually much…
What is a MTA under IFR?
What is a Minimum Turning Altitude, MTA? An MTA is just that, the minimum altitude at which you are allowed to turn at when flying…