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I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. So, you can tell this was a long time ago. I can’t remember if I had filed IFR, but the weather was perfect, so maybe I was on […]
The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) announced a new partnership with Patagonia Bush Pilots, allowing U.S. pilots the opportunity to train and fly in the Patagonia region of South America. Founded in July 2024, JRBAF was established to honor Jim Richmond’s legacy by expanding access to backcountry flying. As the founder of CubCrafters, Richmond […]
The instructor looked at me out of the corner of her eye and said, “Okay, you try the cyclic, I’ve got the collective and the pedals.” I hadn’t flown a helicopter for almost 10 years, and I really didn’t know how much I remembered. We went through the usual three-step exchange of flight controls. “You […]
This article first appeared in the Aviation Safety Magazine. It was a fun hangar-flying session, right up until one of the local instructors got serious for a moment. He warned us that the tower at a local Class D airport was “issuing a pilot deviation a week, so have your NASA forms ready.” The alleged […]
Most respondents say armchair accident analysis is harmful.
Being aviation professionals, we need to train for what is possible, even if it seems unlikely. It’s the things you least expect that inevitably will happen. If you’re not ready for them, you’ll definitely struggle. The Unicorn Clearance It was a quiet morning—the pondering kind. There weren’t many planes, maybe four, in my low-altitude sector […]
From IFR Magazine reader Daniel Spitzer My copilot Daniel and I were inbound to New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport in our Embraer Praetor 500. Our arrival was during a busy time for one of the busiest GA airports in the world. In the middle of continuous rapid-fire transmissions on Newark Approach, ATC instructed us, “84 Papa […]
The Web is everywhere it seems, except at airports. Most people use their phone or tablet hotspots.
Various special use airspace (SUA) and the military operations that accompany them are somewhat enigmatic—we know we should stay away, but we really don’t know the particulars. And if you’ve ever taken a longer trip, encountering an SUA is inevitable. So it’s critical that we understand how to operate in and around them. That’s why […]
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