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Like any pilot who’s lugged a bag heavy with thousands of pages of instrument approach procedures, SIDs, STARs, airport diagrams, and ancillary information, my aching back really likes the idea of the paperless cockpit served by an electronic flight bag, aka EFB. My only experience with them so far has been tradeshow demonstrations, but it’s [...]
That title is what we call a grabber, intended only to make you read the rest of this short post. Without this disclaimer, some might believe that I think landing at any of these airports is a piece of cake … and I surely do not. My thanks to Sophie Middleton and the folks at [...]
Reading that AOPA has commissioned an ambitious research project to diagnose the ills that have been decimating the American pilot population for decades, a visceral first reaction was “finally!” The project’s announcement rightly said that people like me have been alluding to the various training traumas that result in the majority of students bleeding out [...]
by Rob Mark — The fact that I grew up during the radical insanity of the 60’s is not going to come as any great surprise to some readers. It might actually explain quite a bit about my personality to a few in fact. But before any snap decisions, readers need to know that when [...]
US flight schools that cater to students from members of the European Union should be aware this source of students may soon dry up. The October IAOPA (Europe) e-newsletter reports that EASA is proposing that pilots will need a JAA/EASA license to fly there. A pilot who lives in Europe but holds a US certificate [...]
Not long ago the FAA brought the number of fatal accidents in amateur-built experimental aircraft to the attention of the aviation community. It got more specific about the problem—and its solutions—in its Aviation Safety business plan for fiscal year 2010. Working toward the goal of reducing the accident rate by 10 percent over 10 years, [...]
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