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Early Reflections on CAPS Pull #32 by Dick McGlaughlin in the Bahamas

Dr. Richard “Dick” McGlaughlin and his daughter Elaine made national news after they used the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) to splash down in the azure blue waters near the Bahamas. Their landing under that big red-and-white parachute...

Posted to Pull early, pull often! by Rick Beach on 9 Jan 2012
A Photo Story of Landing a Cirrus

Getting tired of reading about Cirrus landing accidents? We've seen a lot of them. Let's do something about them. But first, why so many? A common factor emerges: landing with excessive speed. But then how should you land a Cirrus? And how do...

Posted to Pull early, pull often! by Rick Beach on 7 Jun 2010

Filed under: round out, landing speeds, flare, short final, landing, approach speeds, accidents, Vref, touch down
Plan de vol, mise à jour IFR

Voici une petite mise à jour concernant la rédaction et le dépôt du plan de vol IFR en Europe. J'utilise en routine deux outils dont je n'avais pas parlé lors de mon dernier blog concernant la préparation...

Posted to The French Copa-Corner by Denis Pariente on 28 May 2009
Activate Vectors to Final? Nope.

"Activate Vectors-To-Final?" Written by Erin Oliver You are nearing your destination on an IFR flight, and have just left the airway on an ATC vector to the final approach course. You now want to activate the approach procedure that you had...

Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 19 Dec 2008

Filed under: training, avionics, IFR, garmin, approaches
Intuitive Design

This post is written by Matt Nuffort , Senior Product Manager, and can also be found here on our Avidyne Live site. At Avidyne we pride ourselves on intuitive design, which translates into ease of use. We spend countless hours reviewing and modifying...

Posted to Avidyne Blog by Patrick Herguth on 6 Oct 2009

Filed under: avidyne, blog, matt nuffort, intuitive design
Radiosondage

Le site Aeroweb de MétéoFrance a fait peau neuve récemment. Bien que les changements soient essentiellement ergonomiques et cosmétiques la mise en ligne des radiosondages est à noter. A ma connaissance l'interprétation...

Posted to The French Copa-Corner by Denis Pariente on 15 Jan 2009
Châteaux de la Loire

Ce dimanche s'annonce idéal pour un tour d'avion et comme cela fait 15 jours que notre Cirrus n'a pas volé, c'est décidé aujourd'hui nous allons faire tourner le moteur suffisamment pour bien décrasser...

Posted to The French Copa-Corner by Denis Pariente on 29 Mar 2009
Pilote automatique...

L'évolution de l'avionique de nos avions préférés a fait un bond en avant considérable au cours des 10 dernières années. Toute l'évolution de l'aviation générale s'est...

Posted to The French Copa-Corner by Denis Pariente on 29 Jan 2009
IFR Alternates: Can you really do that?

A while ago, Luke received an email from a client who had been chatting with him about the regs as they pertain to filing an alternate on an IFR flight plan. What most instructors say about alternates is probably not worth more than a quick mention here...

Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 23 Jan 2009

Filed under: training, tips, CDM, flying, flight planning, weather, IFR, approaches, regulations
L'iPhone 3G, très utile à la préparation du vol

L'iPhone 3G est sorti depuis quelques semaines à Paris, mais c'est déjà un outil indispensable pour la préparation du vol lorsque l'on se trouve loin d'un terrain et d'un ordinateur. Voici les applications...

Posted to The French Copa-Corner by Denis Pariente on 17 Sep 2008
Cirrus accident statistics as of 2008Q3

As of Sept 30, 2008: Fatal accidents 41 fatal accidents 82 fatalities 10 survivors (all seriously injured) Fatal accident rate: 1.42 fatal accidents per 100,000 year-to-date 1.76 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours in past 12 months 1.54 fatal accidents...

Posted to Pull early, pull often! by Rick Beach on 2 Oct 2008

Filed under: accident history
Reflections on Cirrus fatal #65 at Chapel Hill, NC on 12 July 2010

This blog is the second attempt to share lessons and insights gained from studying a Cirrus fatal accident, Cirrus fatal #65 in SR20 N527MJ near Chapel Hill (was Sr 20 Down Chapel Hill) . (My first blog explored the loss of engine power at Buttonville...

Posted to Pull early, pull often! by Rick Beach on 1 May 2011

Filed under: NTSB Dockets, Chapel Hill, fatal accident #65, Deb Markwood, Tom Pitts
Cirrus Perspective Operating Tips

By Hugh Gommel Cirrus is delivering mostly Perspective avionics suites these days. That’s no surprise considering its powerful capabilities and SVT feature. The following are a few comments after 60 hours flying the Cirrus Perspective by Garmin...

Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 9 Feb 2009

Filed under: training, tips, flying, avionics, garmin, perspective
More on frolics and other language points

I mentioned recently the odd use of the term "frolic" in the FAA's complaint about the pilots who "forgot" to land in Minneapolis, and also my friend Cullen Murphy's exercise in writing an entire article in "E-Prime,"...

Posted to Jim Fallows' Aviation blogs by James Fallows on 14 Dec 2009

Filed under: Aviation, Language
Spinning CAPS

On Saturday, the three people walked away from a Cirrus SR22 that had been in a spin close to the ground. CAPS worked. According to press reports and quotes from the pilot, the plane was descending on approach to a nearby airport when turbulence contributed...

Posted to Pull early, pull often! by Rick Beach on 13 Oct 2008

Filed under: CAPS, Spins

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