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Emergency or Just A Nail Biter?
by Harold Green As aircraft performance and avionics technology forge ahead, we are confronted with training challenges to ensure that both new and experienced pilots can keep up with both airplanes and avionics as they change. As an added concern, … Continue reading
Why & How To Avoid Aircraft Icing
by Greg Gorak, CFII This seems like an excellent time of the year to talk about icing. When I started my career as a charter pilot in a Merlin III, I served my apprenticeship as copilot to a wonderful 24-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in All Features, Features, February/March 2015, Pilot Proficiency
Tagged Avoid Aircraft Icing, Greg Gorak
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FAA Pilot Currency Rules & Regulations
by Harold Green, CFII I was recently asked what it takes to stay current according to the FAA. My immediate reaction was: “That’s simple.” Well, no it really isn’t. Just like most things in flying, staying current has become more … Continue reading
The Annual Pilgrimage To AirVenture – Good For GA & You & Me!
by Harold Green EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, also known as “Oshkosh,” took place this year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 28 thru August 3, 2014, as it has each summer since the early 1960s. In the early years the fly-in convention was … Continue reading
Minimizing The Cost Of Instrument Training – Part II
by Harold Green This is the second of two articles intended to assist aspiring instrument pilots shorten their training time and hence safely reduce costs. The first article discussed pilot skills in flying the airplane. In this article, ways to … Continue reading
Minimizing Cost Of Instrument Training
by Harold Green Despite the advantages an instrument ticket offers, pilots are often reluctant to put forth the effort and expense to obtain an instrument rating. It is true that an instrument rating tends to be expensive. This is because, … Continue reading
Professionalism & You & Me
by Harold Green Recently, several people have bemoaned to me the lack of professional conduct by pilots. They have encountered someone who was using the radio to correct what they felt was someone else’s incorrect behavior, or someone cut in … Continue reading
Crosswind Operations: The Landing
by Harold Green In the last issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine (Feb/March 2014), we had just turned final on a windy day. Our aircraft is in the landing configuration and the pre-landing check has been completed. There are two approaches … Continue reading