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One of the sim instructors was working with a pilot in the PA-46 Malibu/Mirage sim recently.  It was what we consider an “intro” flight as the pilot was going to do a lot of training to get back to proficiency.  On all of our pilots we do a first flight analysis to see some of […]

All instructors are not the same. All pilots are not the same. All people are not the same. I always tell people that if you get on an airplane and the pilot in the left front seat does not have gray hair, get off. I am sorry, but the same applies to instructors. The saying,

Instrument training is a “rating” to be added to our license. You already know how to fly. You know if you pull back it goes up, push forward it goes down and all the rest of the control problems. What you don’t know, if you don’t have instrument training, is how to move the aircraft

Simulators are great time builders at a reduced cost.  The FAA allows you 50 hours of simulator time to be applied to your commercial license and 25 hours can be applied towards your ATP.  Further, you can do this in instrument conditions while you sharpen you instrument scan skills and procedures. If you’re planning to

You know how it is when you get behind some old guy who’s putting along, usually in the fast lane, about 20 miles an hour below the speed limit!? Frustrating, right? Well we’re not going to talk about old guys driving slow; we’re going to talk about flying slow for pilots of all ages. But

A twin engine aircraft with the loss of an engine can be a dangerous machine. We again lost a Piper Navajo with six people on board recently. It left eleven children without parents. Even though the NTSB report is not out it looks like it may be an engine failure or problem. As previously reported

A single engine “go around” on a twin engine aircraft is extremely dangerous and usually is not successful. One of the reasons for training in a simulator on single engine approaches is to get it right the first time. Our sims are able to simulate a large number of aircraft including twin engine aircraft. We

In aviation training, most of us know that a simulator can be used for 2.5 hours of training time toward a private pilot certificate.  In my 40 years of flight training, I have trained or certified over 6000 pilots (I was a pilot examiner for 30 years).  I always felt that a simulator was best

How is a flight instructor supposed to act while training me?   How often have I gotten this question from beginning students. Years ago I had a gentleman call me and ask me to help him finish his Private Pilot license.  My approach has always been, yes I can help you, lets meet at the

Beginning May 12, 2016, the FAA will allow our advanced sims to train beginning instrument students for twenty (20) hours. What does this mean for the beginning student? I have trained hundreds of instrument students in aircraft. For the first twenty (20) hours you are wasting approximately six (6) to eight (8) hours just maneuvering