Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient
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One of the best things about simulator training is that we can make all kinds of things happen that we can't even get close to simulating in the real airplane. If you've been following our video series then you've already seen a few of those...
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In this video, we're going to demonstrate the proper procedures for shooting an ILS approach. We'll look at configurations, speeds, and a few common mistakes that we see people make. I'm using the ILS to 13R at KBFI. If you want to pull up...
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In this video, I will demonstrate a VFR departure briefing along with a departure which utilizes some of that briefing. It is important that pilots be aware of what they're about to launch into... but many people I train with aren't as ready as...
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Here's the third in our video series about what you could do if your engine fails shortly after takeoff. In the last videos (found here and here) we first looked at what would happen if the pilot attempted to return to the airport, with disastrous...
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Here's the second in our video series about what you could do if your engine fails shortly after takeoff. In the last video (found here ) we looked at what would happen if the pilot attempted to return to the airport, with disastrous results. Turning...
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At The Flight Academy, we've been fortunate to have one of the 3 full motion Cirrus simulators to enhance our training abilities. A few months back, Mike Radomsky installed 4 closed-circuit cameras into our rig and that made Luke and I think about...
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Here's the 4th and final video in our Speaking Fluent WAAS seminar. Let us know what you think! Safe flying! -John Fiscus Chief Pilot, The Flight Academy www.theflightacademy.com
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This is the 3rd in our 4 part video series. Thank you all for the feedback and letting me know you've seen these! Luke and I plan to make more. Also, we're finishing the editing on our first try at videoing some lessons in our full motion simulator...
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Safe flying! -John Fiscus Chief Pilot, The Flight Academy www.theflightacademy.com
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Luke and I made this for M7 and have decided to record it and put it up here. It's my first attempt at making educational videos and the experience has been... well, educational. The course itself is designed to familiarize pilots with the basics...
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Over in the Cirrus Flying forum, Ted Cohen posted a link to one of the best summaries of this accident that I've seen yet. AOPA did the study and has actual audio from the accident overlain into a pretty thorough discussion of the decision making...
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We had a great sunrise today in Seattle. Here are a couple of pictures I took on the ramp just outside The Flight Academy's corporate office at Boeing Field. Mt. Rainier is the big one visible in both shots. Safe flying! -John Fiscus Chief Pilot,...
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It happens every year: G.A. pilots find themselves in icing with no easy outs. Terrain limits descent, the clouds are too high (or the ice too thick) to climb, and the only way to exit visible moisture is to deviate and land via an impromptu approach...
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Now that temperatures are dropping and affecting tire pressures, I thought I'd talk a little bit about that. I had a good opportunity to be reminded of how important it is to keep regular tabs on how the air pressure is doing just the other day. Luke...
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We took a group of Cirrus owners and pilots on our 5th annual trip up to southeast Alaska 2 weeks ago and had a blast! I airlined out to Philadelphia to pick up a couple of fellows and show them some sights on the way out to Seattle. We stopped in scenic...