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William E. Dubois

About William E. Dubois

William E. Dubois is a NAFI Master Ground Instructor, commercial pilot, two-time National Champion air racer, a World Speed Record Holder, and a FAASTeam Representative.

Human Factors: Dumping fuel

By William E. Dubois · May 2, 2025 · 5 Comments

The two shattered links of the accident chain were not adjacent, as they so often are. The first came during an otherwise diligent preflight. The second was a skipped memory item from the emergency checklist that, otherwise, would have saved the day.

Questions from the Cockpit: Got you covered — maybe

By William E. Dubois · April 18, 2025 · 1 Comment

James, a private pilot and airplane owner in South Carolina, writes: What happens if someone wrecks your plane while they are considering buying it?

Human Factors: Certified, not qualified

By William E. Dubois · April 2, 2025 · 7 Comments

As it becomes harder to find a CFI, pilots may find they are waiting quite a while for flight training. But a long wait is much better than watching a brand-new airplane broken to pieces right in front of your eyes before you’ve even made the first payment.

Questions from the Cockpit: Recycle, replace, or retrofit?

By William E. Dubois · March 21, 2025 · 2 Comments

Tom, an airplane owner in Georgia, writes: How do you re-web an airplane seatbelt?

Human Factors: Déjà vu all over again

By William E. Dubois · March 6, 2025 · 7 Comments

People just aren’t getting the memo: The quickest way to kill yourself in an airplane is to pressure yourself to fly beyond your capabilities — whether those capabilities are weather, equipment, certification, experience, or simply how much energy you have left over from the day before.

Questions from the Cockpit: Freezing follies

By William E. Dubois · February 10, 2025 · 8 Comments

I knew that, with heat, humidity “makes it worse.” A dry 95℉ in the Western deserts feels altogether different than a humid 95℉ in the South. But I didn’t make the mental connection that the same phenomenon might exist at the other end of the thermometer.

Human Factors: Planes, trains, and…

By William E. Dubois · February 3, 2025 · 8 Comments

What lessons can we learn from a pilot who hits a train while taking off from a grass airstrip?

Questions from the Cockpit: Paperwork

By William E. Dubois · January 13, 2025 · 4 Comments

Matt, a student pilot in Florida, writes: I’m studying lift as part of my pilot training. I can get my head around Bernoulli and Newton, and how that works with the airfoil, but none of my instructors can explain how a simple paper airplane — having no airfoil — generates lift to fly.”

Questions from the Cockpit: Re-branding induced drag

By William E. Dubois · January 9, 2025 · 14 Comments

Joseph, a student pilot in Georgia, writes: I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around induced drag. Can you help me out?

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