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Moose Turns
...on page 15 that illustrates the differences, very nicely! Even though I’ve been IFR-rated for decades, departure procedures can get confusing at times. So, a thank you to Thomas Turner...
Belly Flop
...Frequent Mishaps.”Click here to view “Tips for Avoiding Gear-Related Mishaps.”-by Thomas P. TurnerThomas P. Turner is an ATP who has written four books, including Cockpit Resource Management: A Private Pilots...
Belly to Concrete
...prevent gear-up landings. Many pilots report hearing the beep-beep-beep before that awful scraping sound, but not recognizing the warning in time. Many pilots of light twins get accustomed to hearing...
Neither Down Nor Locked
...pilot distraction and deviation from a normal routine. Anything that interrupts the pilot at a critical time can contribute to a gear-up landing. Poor pilot procedure can prevent a pilot...
The Other Partial Panel
...have to grope around the cockpit to prepare for partial panel flight. Conserved what he had. Again showing forethought, the pilot wisely conserved power at every opportunity. He shut everything...
Top Prop Traps
...Nosewheel-equipped airplanes propellers are closer to the ground, forcing you to lean into the prop arc to pull the propeller through. Three-blade propellers dont allow much throw of the prop...
Avoiding Airframe Failure
By Thomas P. TurnerFew scenarios hold more abject terror for pilots than an in-flight break-up. Leaving midair collisions for discussion another day, most in-flight breakups follow identifiable patterns and thereby...
False Redundancy
...in this pneumatic manifold to properly direct air in the event one pump fails (or its engine is shut down). In this way, air from the right engines pump, for...
See And Avoid Works
by Thomas P. TurnerI was instructing in a Beech Baron. The days flight was nearly complete, and we were finishing up with a few VFR circuits to practice landing in...
When Engines Fail
...a trip deviates from the preflight plan, and every time we choose to fly past an alternate airport.Common scenarios include: The pilot failed to visually check all fuel levels during...
Finding Shop Errors
by Thomas P. TurnerWe pulled your airplane out of the hangar, the mechanic says on the phone. Everythings ready; come pick it up.Your airplanes been in the shop over the...
Insurers Wish List
...training). Eclipse has proposed an ambitious pilot training program for pilots without significant turbine experience, one which holds open the option of washing out prospective buyers.Im very encouraged by the...