Forget the rent being too damn high. What really twerks me is when the checklist is too damn long! It’s enough to make at least one professional pilot question whether we should use them at all. Read more →
Tag: safety
New Phraseology During Runway Construction
Hold short, short approach, short runway. The word “short” can mean many things. The FAA has recognized this and made a much-needed change to the way they tell pilots about runway construction at an airport. Read more →
An Accident Waiting to Happen. Again.
Pilots are human and everyone understand we make mistakes. But I encountered one recently who seems content to use the same poor airmanship that almost killed him before and expect a different result. Isn’t that the definition of “insanity”? Read more →
Reno Air Race Crash
In the aftermath of that deadly crash in Reno, people — even some in the aviation industry — are starting to wonder if the National Championship Air Races shouldn’t be relegated to the dust bin of history. I make the case for continuing the event. Read more →
Is Flying Safe?
Is flying safe? Every passenger wonders, and for good reason. I take a candid look at risk management in the world of general aviation and discuss a few ways to turn the odds in your favor. Read more →
Automation’s Effect on Pilot Skill
Automation can be a tremendous asset to flight safety. It can also rob us of the basic flying skill we need to monitor that whiz-bang stuff and fly without it. Read more →
To Brief or Not to Brief
A U.S. Senator admits he doesn’t check NOTAMs and claims that most pilots who fly a lot don’t check them either. Uh, excuse me?? Read more →
SNA Blames Runway Incursions on “Small Planes”
General aviation takes the blame again, this time from John Wayne Airport management. I refute their accusations with hard, cold facts. Read more →