Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient
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I'll be travelling to Duluth tomorrow (Wednesday) and in town for all of M7. I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and new - these events take on more of a family reunion feel for me now that I know such a large population of Cirrus pilots...
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I would like to introduce N877KC, a FIKI Turbo SR22 with the GTS - X package and Perspective avionics. We're very proud of this new aircraft for the training opportunities it represents. As a Turbo, we're able to conduct high altitude training...
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We've been very busy at The Flight Academy these last few months. We're working on updating our simulator programs, gearing up for our next Alaska Adventure, and are most pleased to announce that we now have a brand new FIKI SR22 Perspective Turbo...
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Hi Folks! It has been quite a while since I have updated this blog and for that I apologize. The good news is that I have been very busy working on an accelerated instrument rating with a client. He took his test today and passed the oral in record time...
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The following piece was written by a client of The Flight Academy who came over to get a US version of a Private License and then add on his Instrument Rating. He was kind enough to detail the experience and I thought I'd share it here. -------- The...
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I'm still in southeast South Dakota and have been hearing about a monster snowstorm coming our way. I went on ADDS ( adds.aviationweather.gov ) and sure enough, it's going to be interesting. I'm presently sitting exactly where the middle of...
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I have been in Southeast South Dakota for several days and we have quite the whopper of a low pressure system passing over. I saw on the radar that Rapid City (KRAP) is getting some significant precip, so I pulled up their METAR. KRAP 231830Z 34041G53KT...
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The discussion in the thread about the Front Royal accident had me thinking and I ended up writing a reply that got... longer than I originally thought it would. So... I thought I would share what I wrote here for those who did not see that thread. My...
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It was a day not unlike any other... early summer of 2006 if memory serves. The air was warm but not oppressive and I was well rested and healthy. I climbed into the cockpit with Brock sitting next to me in the left seat even though I was going to be...
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It isn't really much of a question to most experienced aviators, but I have been seeing a few grumblings about how they should not be practiced, that they aren't useful, etc. Luke and I had a little time in Florida to discuss this just prior to...
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I had a great time teaching at the CPPP this last weekend in Lakeland. We had a great group of instructors, some very studious attendees, and as always a fantastic bunch of volunteers. If you've never been to a CPPP, it's one of the most convenient...
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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...
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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...
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By Austin Kemink Early in my instructing career I was teaching at the University of Alaska in Anchorage when I had my first experience with a true mountain wave. Why do I call it a “true” mountain wave? Simply put, our aircraft didn't...
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Hi Everybody! We're getting things going again after a somewhat chaotic holiday break and catching up on commentary given in our previous posts. As I'm not sure who is receiving email responses when I post comments, I wanted to make this post...