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83Atlantic Crossing on a Single Engine Airplane Part3
We are cleared for take off on runway 11/29 at Solas Stavanger airport in Norway (ENZV). Wind still from 120-130 degrees 35 gusting to 50. We accelerate and in no time we are airborne. Climbing through 1.000...
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76Using Google Earth for Flight Planning (almost)
You'll notice the title of this HubPage says you can ALMOST use Google Earth for your flight planning. We're not quite at the place where we can depend on the sectional chart overlays to be the most current,...
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54GPS Aviation Tips from PilotWorkshops.com
CFI of the Year Doug Stewart shares a tip on GPS, waypoints and IFL flight planning: "Another thing we have to be really careful with is how we spell things. I remember once coming from Norwood -- this is...
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63General Aviation in 50 Years
Humanity will continue to evolve, learn, and progress. Aviation is a concept that has been dreamed of since humans recognized the inherent blessings given to birds in flight. It is only now where humanity can enjoy the gift of flight. Perhaps originally invented for the leisure of man, it has evolved into an effective way to travel, conduct business, and even enjoy life. Unfortunately it has also displayed its share of setbacks and disasters. If we are to witness miraculous possibilities in our
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61Incident at the edge of the Bermuda Triangle
MARATHON: Now that I can only sit and conjure memories of the days of yesteryear, an incident in Florida rises as a very poignant one in the back roads of my mind. You see, back in the year 1974, I was an...
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66A Perscription for Proper Preflight Featuring Big Island Air FLT 58
Safe and qualified pilots fly everyday. In a perfect world every flight is preceded by a proper preflight of three things: the pilot, the aircraft, and the route—including weather. All three need to be determined safe for flight in order to minimize the risk of a disaster. Unfortunately there are pilots, qualified and safe, that due to their perceived experience, fly into dangerous conditions that have resulted in tragedy. Without a thorough understanding of every aspect of a certain flight, co
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69Aircraft we'd love to own
I've been fascinated by aviation longer than I dare to think about. I remember my Dad giving me a Revell kit of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber, which took my 12 years old fingers a lot of time to...
68Checking for Preferred Routes from PilotWorkshops.com
Doug Stewart on IFR Flight Planning: "There are some other things about the route as well -- not only the minimum enroute altitudes and all those kinds of things, but are there any preferred routes? Sometimes...
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38The Pride Of Becoming A Private Pilot
When I was a young child and would hear an airplane fly overhead, I would look up and wonder how it would be, being at the helm of that flying ship. I would imagine how it would feel to have the freedom...
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