Basic Cloud Types
Cloud Spotting Games Next time you have nothing better to do, go be a kid again and look up at the clouds and see what…
Weather Fronts
Don’t stand in front of that Front! Well actually let’s say don’t stand fly in front of that front. A Front is a boundary or…
VFR Chart Basics
I love this Section(al)! Me TOO! I mean, I love sectional charts. The Sectional Chart or “VFR Chart” is the primary map used by VFR…
VOR Navigation Made Easy
Fly me TO the moon! Ya, well, there isn’t a VOR station on the moon so we can’t actually use a VOR to get to…
The Weighing and Balancing Act
How much to put where? Manually calculating weight and balance is really the same as your basic high school math class. Take the example below…
Six Pack Instruments (not beer)
Mmmm…..Beer But actually today we’re going to be covering the inner workings of what we commonly refer to as “the six pack” (six pack of…
The Instrument Panel Explained
The Power of the Panel While as a Private Pilot you will be training to fly VFR only and constantly look outside the cockpit, it…
Electrical System
Gee, that’s shocking! Let’s look a electricity in a new way. In this TOPIC, we’ll talk about electricity as if it was water flowing through…
Managing Your Engine
You want the engine to like it’s Manager Pilot. As the PIC you are going to be doing your best to take care of your engine. …
What Makes it Work
The big loud magic! Engines may seem like magic, and if they do, that’s not a problem at all. By the end of this TOPIC…