Early on in private pilot training, the slip to landing seemed to be a daunting task. Setting up a slip and then, in a controlled and coordinated way, taking the cross control out and transitioning to a normal landing just over the runway seemed like a difficult challenge. However, as I’ve gotten better at handlingContinue reading “Slip to Landing Practice”
Category Archives: Flying
Situational Awareness at a Towered Airport
I was a little distracted today at work, looking out my window and seeing great flying weather outside. I flipped open the ADS-B Exchange map, took a look at my local airport, and at that moment was treated to this sight. Earlier:Archer 344D takes off Runway 16 and makes left traffic.Cessna 4659G takes off andContinue reading “Situational Awareness at a Towered Airport”
Long Cross-Country Solo
Manual flight planning is tedious work. Every time I do it the process takes hours. Originally, I thought it was just me, but upon asking my instructor, he said that it even takes him 2+ hours to do it by hand. That’s for a trip there and back. The 150+ miles, 3 airport (landing toContinue reading “Long Cross-Country Solo”
SkyVector.com Manually Entering Waypoints
Place the cursor in the white box to begin typing. Waypoints Airport Enter ICAO code Examples: 06C, KMKE VOR/NDB Station Enter the ICAO code Examples: OBK, DPA, TII VOR/NDB Radial and Distance AAABBBCCC AAA is the 3-digit ICAO Code BBB is the 3 digit radial CCC is the 3 digit distance in nautical miles. EnterContinue reading “SkyVector.com Manually Entering Waypoints”
Task Saturation, but Rocked the Hood Work
The homework assignment: 3-legs, around 180 nm, cross country with some hood work. I spent most of the day Saturday working out the plan. The first stop was the same location we did the last two cross countries, but the second stop is a totally new airport. However, there were a lot fewer features onContinue reading “Task Saturation, but Rocked the Hood Work”
Cross Country Flying
I’ve had two cross country flights now. Both of them have been to KJVL and back. The first was in the day, and the second, a week and a half later, was at night. I’m not going to get into a how-to, but I did learn a few things from these two experiences. The firstContinue reading “Cross Country Flying”
Flight Planning With SkyVector.Com
If you have not seen it already, SkyVector.com is a great way to find aviation maps. Now that I am learning flight planning, I’ve been using it to sort of check my work when I’m developing my practice plans. Maybe I just haven’t found it yet but the instructions for creating a flight plan weren’tContinue reading “Flight Planning With SkyVector.Com”
Performance Takeoffs and Landings
METAR: KXXX 081535Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM SCT042 OVC080 00/M06 A3008 RMK AO2 T00001061 Today we practiced what I was expecting to practice last week: short field takeoffs, soft field takeoffs, short field landings, and soft field landings. Now that I’ve soloed I’m about to begin learning to fly cross country. The point of this isContinue reading “Performance Takeoffs and Landings”
PAVE
The PAVE model helps to identify risks and assists in the decision-making process P – PilotA – AircraftV – EnvironmentE – External Pressures Pilot ExperienceCurrency Pilot’s Health – IMSAFE I – Illness – Are you sick? Are there any symptoms?M – Medication – Are you taking medication that could affect your judgement?S – Stress –Continue reading “PAVE”
Ground School Lesson 2
Catching up to some of the homework from the syllabus, here are the completion standards questions. Why is it important to do a takeoff briefing before departure? The takeoff briefing allows the pilot to have a plan already in place to deal with the foreseeable events of the takeoff. It allows the pilot, co-pilot, andContinue reading “Ground School Lesson 2”
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