Is An Autopilot ‘Required’ Equipment for IFR?
One of the many avionics advances in recent years is the autopilot. Not that long ago, the typical personal...
When Good Intentions Have Bad Consequences
There I was, 1000 feet above the airport, flying the pattern, with no safe way to land my plane....
Let Loose To Solo
I learned to fly “the old-fashioned way,” in a Cessna 152 with its roots firmly in the Eisenhower administration....
High-Density Altitude Departure Stall
Remember departure stalls? According to the FAA’s Airplane Flying Handbook, they’re a power-on stall demonstration, typically begun at liftoff...
‘Never Quit Flying The Airplane’
I was a student pilot with approximately 20 hours. During one of my flights back to my home airport,...