As a retired airline pilot and current CSIP, I find SimTrain’s full motion SR20/22 simulator to be a unique and indispensable training tool which takes general aviation flight training to another level. Training scenarios such as windsheer during an instrument approach and loss of the airport environment...
In this video series, we're going to show how to properly execute a missed approach along with some of the common errors that we see in pilots who have not done this kind of thing in the last few months. These are the last of the videos we shot last August (and thus the last with the poor sound and...
Recently an off-airport fatal accident happened in Morton, WA when the engine lost power during cruise. Another incident occurred not long ago in Buttonville, Ontario during which loss of engine power on departure caused the pilot to attempt a return to the airport. If your airplane loses power, you’re...
Although the winter season and subsequent threat of icing for pilots are behind us, another familiar seasonal nemesis is upon us. Can you guess what it might be? I am referring to fog. Silent and sometimes impossible to predict, this weather phenomenon does not always follow the rules. For example, thunderstorms...