by Matt | May 15, 2012 | Blog, Lessons
Today’s post is inspired by conversations born out of Sporty’s post The 7 deadly sins of radio communications. When I initially weighed in, I hadn’t actually read the post, but I have now and I encourage you to do the same. What actually prompted me...
by Matt | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog, Fun Flying, Lessons, Multimedia, Videos
Depending on the phase of flight, a stiff headwind can hurt or it can really help. In cruise, you’re hoping and praying that the wind doesn’t fight you too much. You get too much headwind and you might as well be flying backward (maybe you are). That same...
by Matt | Feb 3, 2012 | Aircraft, Blog, Lessons
I just saw the following story: Micron CEO Appleton dies in plane crash. According to the article, if they got their story straight, his plane was on fire when, based on ATC recordings, he stated his intentions to turn back just before crashing. Unfortunately, it...
by Matt | Nov 3, 2011 | Aircraft, Blog, Lessons, Videos
Today’s post is more of a public service announcement than anything. It isn’t flight instruction, especially since I’m not yet qualified, but I want every pilot to learn from it. While perusing YouTube recently, I saw the video above in the side bar....
by Matt | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog, Lessons
I’d like to confess something that has been eating me for quite some time: it has been more than 4 months since I’ve flown. I didn’t want to take such a long break, but things have happened and what started as a short financial recovery break (post...
by Matt | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog, Lessons, Photos
Whether we like it or not, planes crash. People miss details, parts fail, something happens that sets off a sequence of events that end with a crash. The sooner we accept the risks, the better off we are. Don’t read too much into this; I’m not saying...