Over the past year, I worked with the team at ASA to update the Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide to the now available fifteenth edition! This edition aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), covering pilot qualifications, airworthiness, preflight/postflight procedures, … Continue reading
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Most missed approach procedures have a pilot navigate to a specific fix via a defined path. As I was looking through approach plates the other day, I ran into one that didn’t do this. A first time I have noticed … Continue reading
In a slightly modified version of the age-old aviation “ABC – Airspeed, Best field, Checklist” mantra for what to do in emergencies in an aircraft, I have three general rules of flying that I personally fly by and teach my … Continue reading
The FAA has recently provided a briefing and a MOSAIC fact sheet for Designees who may be working with applicants for sport pilot certificates or who may be exercising sport pilot privileges. These documents include information that may additionally be … Continue reading