Archives: Flight Safety

Redbird Teams Up With King & Cessna To Help Reduce Student Dropout Rate

Posted on October 23, 2011 by mwflyer

OSHKOSH, WIS. – In a joint press conference during EAA AirVenture, July 29, 2011, King Schools and Redbird Flight Simulations announced that they have partnered to provide simulator-centric flight training in combination with Cessna’s scenario-based training curriculum. This will take … Continue reading →

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Your Freedom To Fly

Posted on August 6, 2011 by mwflyer

Pilots must remember to be thorough and responsible from preflight planning to tie-down for the day. MTRs  * VFR pilots must take particular notice of where they are flying when simply flying for the fun of it. It is possible … Continue reading →

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Air Show Rock Star, Michael Goulian, Warns GA Pilots Not To Be Complacent

Posted on March 31, 2011 by mwflyer

MADISON, WIS. – Air show performer and pilot for the Red Bull Air Races, Michael Goulian, urged a group of 80 fellow general aviation pilots, March 21, 2011, to learn from his example. Like all pilots, Goulian has at times … Continue reading →

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Illinois Names New Chief of Aviation Safety

Posted on February 5, 2011 by mwflyer

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Linda Schumm has joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Division of Aeronautics as Bureau Chief of Aviation Safety. Schumm, who has been active in the aviation community since 1984, holds an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Senior … Continue reading →

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Bird Strikes – To Takeoff, or Not To Takeoff? Decision Point!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by mwflyer

by Steve Rehwinkel The trip called for Jim Taylor (JT) and I to take eight passengers to our plant near Quonset, Rhode Island (yes, home of the Quonset hut) for the day and return that afternoon. JT was pilot in … Continue reading →

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Aerobatic Training Can Make You A Better & Safer Pilot

Posted on January 4, 2011 by mwflyer

by Michael C. Love When pilots think about aerobatics, quite often images of Sean D. Tucker or Patty Wagstaff tossing their planes around the sky at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. come to mind. We have the vision of a … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Aug/Sept 2010, Columns, Flight Safety | 3 Comments

As Realistic As They Come… Tomahawk’s Redbird Flight Simulator

Posted on October 12, 2010 by mwflyer

Flight Safety – by Michael Kaufman Certified Flight Instructor – Instrument Many of you are familiar with the safety programs that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been conducting around the country, and you may have noticed changes in the programs … Continue reading →

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Aerobatic Training Can Make You A Better & Safer Pilot

Posted on August 9, 2010 by mwflyer

When pilots think about aerobatics, quite often images of Sean D. Tucker or Patty Wagstaff tossing their planes around the sky at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. come to mind. We have the vision of a tumbling aircraft trailing smoke … Continue reading →

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