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What is a compass deviation card for?
The compass deviation card in your airplane is the little label stuck somewhere near your magnetic compass that tells you …
Month: October 2021
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Why your lizard brain can’t land an airplane
This is a short post about some thoughts from a flight yesterday. I was talking a new student – actually someone on their very first flight in a small airplane – through a descent to land…
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When are you ready for a flight test, or, how good is your C game?
Preparing a student for a flight test is one of the hardest parts of being an instructor. The early flying lessons are characterized by …
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First Solo: Allyson A
The third happy flight yesterday was for Ivan’s student Allyson …
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Flight test pass: David S
Second good news of the day yesterday was …
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First solo: David P
Yesterday we celebrated two first solo flights and a flight test pass.