The Importance Of Weight And Balance In Aircraft One of the first things you'll learn about when learning to fly a plane is Weight and Balance. You'll learn that this relatively simple-sounding...
What Pilots Can Learn From The Draco Crash Yesterday, the famed custom Wilga bush plane built by Mike Patey, crashed on takeoff from Reno-Stead airport. Fortunately, all on board were unhurt but...
How Dangerous Is Learning To Fly? One of the primary concerns of people that are new to aviation is safety. New or potential student pilots are often concerned about how dangerous it is to learn...
How Do You Enter And Exit The Traffic Pattern At An Uncontrolled Airport?
How Do You Enter And Exit The Traffic Pattern At An Uncontrolled Airport? One of the challenging parts of learning to fly is understanding airport traffic patterns. Just like when you drive your...
What are V Speeds? You're surfing YouTube when you stumble across one of those aviation cockpit videos. You decide to take a look but as the pilot begins communicating with the tower, you wonder...
Why Do Pilots Do A Go Around? A "go-around" is a maneuver that pilots often perform when landing conditions are not ideal. Due to less than ideal conditions on their final approach, pilots will...
