Aiming Points Pr
Something to Aim For Whether shooting a bow and arrow, or landing a plane, it’s always important to have something to aim for (aim small…
Highspeed Taxiing Pr
Time to Fly! (almost) Highspeed taxiing is the same as regular taxiing, simply done on the runway, with a little more power, and moving faster…
Low Approaches Pr
How Low Can You Go? Well that’s the million dollar question isn’t it? Hopefully low enough to put the airplane on the runway, but not…
S-Turns Pr
Kind of like slalom skiing, but this time you’re flying S-Turns are typically performed over a long straight road and gives you another opportunity to…
Regulations (FARs Lite) Pr
A light dose of rules Well, yes there are a lot of rules involved in flying, along with some unique nomenclature you may not have…
Turns About a Point Pr
Turning and Pointing Well, it’s a little more than just that. The idea behind a “turn about a point” is to develop a skill of…
Forward Slips and Side Slips Pr
Boy, that’s a slippery subject! Actually, not really. Forward slips and side slips are relatively easy maneuvers to practice and learn, and while they may…
Reading the Weather – TAFs Pr
Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts TAFs are very similar to METARs in the sense that they use the same coding abbreviations and a very similar structure. Obviously…
Reading the Weather – METARs Pr
METARs METARs are a snapshot in time, a simple observation of what the weather was doing at a particular moment. They are an excellent tool…
Stalled Airflow Pr
Check out the video above to have a look at what actually happens to the airflow over the wing of an airplane when it stalls.…