Aircraft Systems

Cessna 172 Spin Recovery — What Every Student Pilot Needs to Know Spin recovery in the Cessna 172 has evolved with all the half-understood acronyms...

Private Pilot Weight and Balance — Practice Problems with Worked Solutions Weight and balance has started getting harder to follow with all the vague study...

You are on a solo cross-country and the ammeter needle drops to zero. Or the landing light just went out and you are about to...

What Makes Hand-Crafted Furniture Worth the Money Mass-produced furniture fills a need, but it fills landfills just as fast. The average big-box dresser lasts about...

Charts updated. New obstacles on the sectional – documenting what changed and why it matters. Downloaded the latest sectional chart updates and spent time reviewing...

As someone who has spent over a decade in the right seat of training aircraft, I learned everything I know about emergencies the hard way...

As someone who struggled mightily with radio calls during my own training, I learned everything about overcoming mic fright through sheer repetition. Probably should have...

As someone who has flown hundreds of short field approaches, I learned everything about precision landings through trial and error. Probably should have led with...

As someone who has practiced partial panel flying more times than I can count, I learned everything about instrument failures through systematic training. Probably should...

As someone who runs a small flight school, I learned everything about facility maintenance through hard experience. Probably should have led with this: the hangar...