Back in January, the FAA announced changes to the Student Pilot Application Requirements (SPAR), effective April 1st, 2016. Well that time has fast approached and these changes will go into effect tomorrow Friday April 1st, 2016, and this is no April fool’s joke. I have previously written a CFI Brief on this change and it […]
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Posted in CFI Briefing, Regulations
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Also tagged Aircraft, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, pilot's license, Private Pilot, SPAR
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What’s new in the world of aviation weather products you ask? Well, the “Experimental Graphical Forecast for Aviation” (GFA) of course! As the title suggests, this product is in experimental form at the moment, but is up and running at AviationWeather.gov. The National Weather Service and FAA are asking for your help in surveying this […]
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Posted in CFI Briefing, Weather Services
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Also tagged Aircraft, atmosphere, CFI, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, instruments, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, weather
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February 29, 2016 – 9:48 am
Out here in the Pacific Northwest, there’s a saying: if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. Whether or not your weather changes as fast as ours does, knowing what to expect is still critical to flight safety. Radar helps us track weather nearly in real-time and make visual sense of what to expect […]
By ASA
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Posted in Ground School, Weather Services
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Also tagged Aircraft, ASA, atmosphere, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, Test Prep, weather
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February 18, 2016 – 9:14 am
That little green book I’m sure you’ve seen lying around the FBO or on the briefing room table in the flight school actually packs a punch. As you learned in Monday’s post, it contains a wealth of crucial information that every pilot requires for pre-flight planning purposes. Just to recap a few key points regarding the […]
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Posted in CFI Briefing, Ground School, Procedures and Airport Operations
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Also tagged FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, landing, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, takeoff, writen exam
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February 16, 2016 – 8:14 am
Last week, we released the 12th edition of one of our keystone textbooks: The Complete Private Pilot. This week we’ll be covering procedures, and today we’ll introduce the Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD). Here’s what Bob Gardner has to say about it in the latest edition of The Complete Private Pilot. Before setting off on a cross-country flight, […]
January 25, 2016 – 9:21 am
How should you react to the unexpected? How should you ask for help? Today we’re talking about emergency radio procedures. This post comes from our textbook The Pilot’s Manual Volume 1: Flight School (PM-1B). Request assistance whenever you have any serious doubt regarding the safety of a flight. Transmission should be slow and distinct, with each word pronounced clearly […]
By ASA
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Posted in Communication Procedures, Ground School
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Also tagged adventure, Aircraft, ASA, communications, emergency, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, radio, regulations, safety
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December 28, 2015 – 9:59 am
Out here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re used to what’s generally characterized as “bad” weather. And since we’re setting regional rainfall records right now, let’s talk about weather. Specifically, fronts. As an air mass moves across bodies of water and land, it eventually comes into contact with another air mass with different characteristics. The boundary […]
By ASA
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Posted in Weather
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Also tagged adventure, aerodynamics, Aircraft, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, weather, writen exam
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November 5, 2015 – 7:59 am
I sure hope you read Monday’s post on ground effect because today I’m throwing a pop quiz at you! Remember that ground effect occurs when flying within one wingspan or less above the surface. The airflow around the wing and wing tip is modified and the resulting pattern reduces the downwash which reduces the induced […]
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Posted in Aerodynamics, CFI Briefing, General, Ground School
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Also tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, landing, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, takeoff, writen exam
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October 15, 2015 – 7:39 am
The FAA proposal to implement a standardized flight plan filling using the International ICAO flight plan form will soon take effect. As I mentioned last week, the FAA has removed all U.S. format flight plan questions from the knowledge exams. New updated question relating to the ICAO form will eventually replace those questions that have […]
September 21, 2015 – 7:29 am
This week, we’re pleased to feature guest posts from CFI and FAA DPE Jason Blair! We featured Jason’s excellent write up on flying the traffic pattern earlier this year. He writes his own blog at jasonblair.net. Gliding is for gliders, right? Well, it’s not just for them. Something I notice in many checkrides I give […]
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Posted in Ground School
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Also tagged aerodynamics, emergency, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, glide, glider, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety
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