Mon.Feb 19, 2024

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Round Out Your Pilot Skills with an Instrument Rating

Flight Training Central

For many, the thought of getting in instrument rating gives thoughts to flying an approach to minimums in hard IFR conditions after never seeing the ground since shortly after takeoff. Perhaps those thoughts include dealing with inclement weather, or even icing conditions. It harkens many to think of some of the most challenging flying pilots do in some of the most challenging conditions.

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IMSAFE Checklist

WayMan

Flying is more than a profession or passion; it’s a responsibility that demands the utmost attention to safety and preparedness. At the heart of a pilot’s pre-flight routine is the IMSAFE checklist, a crucial tool designed to ensure that every pilot is fit for the demands of the cockpit. Wayman Aviation Academy emphasizes the importance of the IMSAFE checklist in aviation training , reinforcing safety, and preparedness in every flight operation.

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What Makes an Ace in the 21st Century?

Jetwhine

When it was revealed in a BBC interview, The Fighter Pilots Hunting Houthi Drones Over the Red Sea , that Marine Captain Earl Ehrhart, an AV-8B Harrier pilot aboard the USS Bataan, had downed seven drones, subsequent stories on this action hailed him as America’s newest ace, the first since the last helo left Saigon in April 1975. “The Houthis were launching a lot of suicide attack drones,” says Ehrhart, and to be effective against this rebel group, the marines needed to adapt, the B

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