November, 2007

Review of Aircraft Icing Procedures

Well..that time of year has come. Time to review icing procedures and courses for icing. Already this season, I’ve already had a few icing encounters, fortunately all light with mixed rime. During a preflight weather check about a month ago I saw an PIREP from a CRJ experiencing severe icing. [...]

How to choose a flight instructor

I found this great article at Wikihow and wanted to share it with you:
http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-a-Flight-Instructor
Here are some highlights from the article

Airports usually have a Fixed Base Operator (FBO). The FBO manages the airport and hosts (or may own) flight schools. Flight schools have Certificated Flight Instructors (CFI) with training aircraft for rent.
If no one has recommended [...]

Welcome to the new Ask a CFI.com

I have recently added a blog feature to the site.  This is so I can share flying tips and tricks with you and you can respond with your ideas and thoughts.
As always, this site still has a great forum that I hope you check out and register.  What is better than talking about aviation?
Hopefully soon [...]

Must have while flying

Several years ago I bought a book that has now become a staple of my flight kit. It comes with me everywhere. If you haven’t heard about it, it is called The Captain’s Atlas and it is indispensable. It is a standard United States road atlas with aviation navigational aids (VORs, [...]