For more than 50 years I have watched aviation accidents as a pilot, instructor, injury attorney and investigator and have repeatedly seen the same accidents over and over and over and over. Pilot error, maintenance problems, low time pilots into high time problems and just plain bad judgement. The problem is that if you look …
For more than 50 years I have watched aviation accidents as a pilot, instructor, injury attorney and investigator and have repeatedly seen the same accidents over and over and over and over. Pilot error, maintenance problems, low time pilots into high time problems and just plain bad judgment. The problem is that if you look at these …
Accidents? Make a Long List and Teach Pilots How to Solve Them Read Full Article »
Aircraft brakes are totally different than automobile and truck brakes. Yes, they both work on the rotor/pad principal, much like the principal of bicycles but the application and use of those aircraft brakes take on a whole new difference in application on an aircraft on landing. First an automobile or truck will be on tires connected …
Don’t Put Your Idea of Auto Brakes to Work in Your Aircraft Read Full Article »
In May of 2022, a Twin Cessna 421C departed Houston Hobby airport on runway 12R. Right after liftoff an engine failure occurred and the pilots asked to come back in. The pilot lost the right engine which is the good engine and he took no evasive action to control the engine loss. He began a …
Engine Failure on Twin Cessna 421C Departing Houston Hobby Read Full Article »
Scenario One One person in a Cessna 340 with fuel only in the tip tanks. It loses an engine and it only has the 310 horse power, 520 engines and three blade props. Will if fly? Of course it will on one engine and probably even if you are sloppy and have no remembrance of …
Pilots will call us and tell us they want (and need) an initial training. The initial training is prepared with a syllabus that is approved by the aviation insurance companies. When you take an initial training, the training is geared around a syllabus that has been reviewed, squeezed, copied, changed, and finally approved. This is what the insurance companies …
Initial, Recurrent, Differences – and Those Crazy Insurance Company Rules Read Full Article »
“I have 1,500 hours including 300 hours in a Piper Seneca. I just bought a 421C and took 25 hours in the plane instruction. I AM READY FOR ANYTHING!” There is no way that a person can cover all the problems in a complicated pressurized turbocharged twin Cessna or any other pressurized aircraft through 25 …
I am the Greatest Pilot in the World – I Flew My Plane in Training for 25 Hours. Read Full Article »
Right after 9/11 I was in New York to see the extreme damage from the worst attack on our country. While I was there an Airbus that was flown by American Airlines lost control while entering wake turbulence after take-off. The second officer was flying. Instead of using the ailerons to establish control from the …
The Overworked Rudder – Time to Let It Go on Vacation Read Full Article »
One of the instructors who flies our two Twin Cessna aircraft was flying to his family for Christmas. He had a stopover in Mississippi for fuel. While he was there, he noticed the plane in the picture above. The pilot was still cranking his engines after 15 minutes. They would not start. One of the …
I Can’t Start My Engines When They Are _____ (Fill in The Blank – Usually Hot). Read Full Article »
The Latest in “Stupid Ways” to Operate a Twin Cessna The moon had to be aligned in some weird ways as we had two weeks of pilots who came in and were taking off with their 340 or 421C with partial power. Each of these pilots told us their “SUPER CFI – ONE OF THE TOP …
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