Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
In this excerpt from Advanced IFR , by PilotWorkshops, follow along on this scenario-based IFR route selection exercise as we plan a flight from Oceana, CA (L52), to Monterey, CA (KMRY), using ForeFlight Route Advisor. As you can see, there are many variables to consider when planning an IFR route including weather conditions, airspace, aircraft capabilities and ATC preferences.
Northstar VFR
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
By Jordan Bullock, Airbus A321 Pilot Talk to almost any pilot, bring up stalls, bring up sketchy weather, bring up emergency situations, and ask, “What's the most stressful part of flying?” I'd be willing to bet that the most common answer wouldn’t be any of the previous mentioned situations. It would almost definitely be one thing: Checkrides. A checkride is the test by which a license or rating is issued to airmen.
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NAFI
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
NAFI NOTAMs #51 Teaching Judgement Through the ACS~Guest Blogger Sarah Rovner, CFII/MEI/DPE “Calculate your pivotal altitude” you say to your fresh new commercial student. It’s his first time doing eights on pylons. While you continue to explain and demonstrate the maneuver, you can’t help but think to yourself “why?” After all, in my short 9 years as an airline pilot, I’ve never done eights on pylons in a 737.
Photographic Logbook
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Stir Crazy In aviation safety circles, a mental condition colloquially known as "get-there-itis" characterizes a pilot so mission focused, so determined to reach a destination, that they make unsafe decisions. While accidents might result from dangerous weather, poor fuel management, or hastily overlooked maintenance issues, an underlying root cause may be a pilot falling prey to these situations due to a laser focus on completing the mission in spite of circumstances that make flying unwise.
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