It happens every year: G.A. pilots find themselves in icing with no easy outs. Terrain limits descent, the clouds are too high (or the ice too thick) to climb, and the only way to exit visible moisture is to deviate and land via an impromptu approach ... and the ice continues to build while the decision...
Inserting a Waypoint in the Flight Plan In the IFR world, ATC may occasionally add new legs to a flight plan after the pilot has taken off. These deviations are given for a number of reasons varying from closed airspace, traffic avoidance, and even weather. Often, the deviation will include a point between...
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... and would have done the same for the flight...
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 objective of my trip was to finally obtain my FAA...
Hi Everyone I wanted to personally invite you to attend a WAAS Seminar (including advanced IFR refresher) in San Diego on March 21st. Located in the heart of southern CA and all that the area has to offer (beaches, tourism, historic areas, parks, etc). Bring the whole family, make a long weekend of it...
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Matthew McDaniel
on 11 Feb 2009
Filed under: Instruction, training, IFR, Progressive, McDaniel, WAAS, Approaches, Avionics, safety