The Secret to Being Stable
The trick to being more stable than Charlie Sheen isn’t just abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Safe and STABLE approaches all start with how you…
Flying in the Wind
By about lesson 3 in your training you probably will have had the opportunity to experience a few takeoffs and landings, and there’s a good…
Taxiing in the Wind
You’ll often find that it is always windy at the airport whenever you want to fly, whether or not you live in Kansas. This means…
Load Factor
How much can the wing carry? What we are looking at here is a graph of the load (G loading or G-forces) felt on the…
Steep Turns
How to turn the Airplane: While making turns in the airplane may seem simple, making coordinated, level turns and rolling out specifically where you want…
The Traffic Pattern
Flying the Traffic Pattern: In this topic, we’ll cover the standard airport traffic pattern, how to stay in the airport traffic pattern without going out…
The Power Curve
It’s all about the POWER: Of course big powerful airplanes are cool, but in reality most of the training aircraft we fly have relatively little…
Radio Calls at Non-Towered Airports
How to Talk on the Radio: In this topic, we are going to cover primarily how to talk on the radio at a non-towered airport,…
Airport Markings and Signs
Watch the video first, then read below to enhance your knowledge, feel free to re-watch the video as many times as you’d like. Because this…
Slow Flight
Flying Slow: During slow flight you will develop the skills to fly the airplane at slow speeds, similar to the speeds during the most critical…