Why can’t general aviation switch over the unleaded gas as easily as the automobile industry did?
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Taking a vacation to improve my flying
While many of the advantages of accelerated training may appeal to someone who is busy, or has an aviation career in view, it offers tremendous value even to recreational pilots who desire a high level of training and can set aside the time to immerse themselves in the curriculum.
Internalize the lesson
How do you best learn? Positive reinforcement? Admonishment for mistakes made? Writing and re-writing the lessons learned? And when you learn something, how do you internalize that lesson?
The NCAA of aviation
Collegiate competition and aviation is combined in a perfect blend: The National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) annual competitions.
The Wizardry of Oz
A cooperative effort between private airstrip owners in Arkansas and the Recreational Aviation Foundation has created FLY OZ, designed to make backcountry recreational flying more accessible to pilots.
The Kelley Blue Book for aviation insurance premiums
ForeFlight has introduced its Insurance Fair Price Tool, a way for pilots and aircraft owners to find out if they are getting a fair deal on their insurance premiums.
TBM 850 sim debuts
one-G simulation has launched its latest flight training device, the one-G Tarbes 8, designed to train TBM 850 owners.
Questions from the Cockpit: Freezing follies
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.
Space-related content added to EAA AeroEducate
The agreement with Sierra Space provides EAA AeroEducate with an expert to help create new space-focused activities for the K-12 students who use the platform.