Regulations (FARs Lite) Pr Copy

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 Copy

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…

S-Turns Pr Copy

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…

Forward Slips and Side Slips Pr Copy

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 Copy

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…

How To Practice Stalls Pr Copy

The Fun Part! How to properly practice stalls in the real airplane.  Hopefully after watching the video above you will have a better understanding of…

Stalled Airflow Pr Copy

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.…

Angle Of Attack Pr Copy

The Angle it Attacks Angle of Attack, or AOA as we’ll call it going forward, is technically defined as such: THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE…

The Secret to Being Stable Pr Copy

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…