That line, “So, how do we fix you?” came from long-time General Aviation News subscriber Tom Jensen. He was alluding to a line in a recent Touch & Go column: “While I am proud to be a certificated pilot, the entire year of 2022 passed without my operating any aircraft as pilot in command.” That’s what he wanted to fix. Getting me airborne.
Touch & Go
If you find them, I don’t want them back
Today, I weigh about what I did when I started my senior year in high school. Better yet, I am down about 70 pounds from my unhealthy peak before Deb and I had our first kid. Thankfully.
An intentional column
Words matter: It wasn’t unintentionally deleted, it was mistakenly deleted.
Mind the learning line
You won’t be check ride ready after reading this book, but it may just jog your memory on a topic you’ve not thought of in many years or it may provide the exact jumping off point to go deep on something of interest.
Don’t forget we are in command
As a reminder, FAR Part 91.3 is titled “Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.” Part (a) states, “The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority, as to the operation of that aircraft.”
The Sky and I
Whether you are a many decades pilot or just cracking the FAR/AIM for the first time, this book has something for you.
Big Sky perspective
Every day since Sept. 17, 2022, at 20,000 airports during nearly 55,000 flight hours, no collision has occurred. Were there a few close calls? I’d guess yes. And yet, no collision.
Not that ignorant after all
The EFB marketplace just makes it far easier to gather preflight information and engage with it.
Be a goldfish
Research could lead to new methods for training current and aspiring pilots beyond the mechanics and memorization of flight.