Do's and Don'ts for pilot on social media

Social media can be a great networking tool for pilots. It’s a great way to connect with other pilots, build industry contacts and it’s a quick and easy way to keep up with the latest happenings at your favorite aviation companies. But it can also ruin your career. And using social media inappropriately can prevent you from getting hired in the first place. It’s not secret that hiring managers use social media to screen applicants. If you’re qualified, and the job comes down to you and...

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Rules of the Air

  1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. 2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then they get bigger again. 3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous. 4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down here. 5. The ONLY time you have too much fuel is...

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Take-off, Approach & Landing Circuits

Circuits are where all your preparatory work from exercises 1-11 come together, and where you will learn to land your aircraft, drawing on and honing the skills you have learned to date. This will include climbing, climbing and descending turns, medium turns, straight and level, descending, and stalling. We will begin with an outline of what circuits are, and then fill in all the details. Initially, as with almost every new exercise in flying, it can seem a little intimidating with everything that has to be learned, but just give it a little focused attention, and sooner than you may...

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AIRSPEED INDICATOR OR TRUE AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS

AIRSPEED INDICATOR OR TRUE AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS   Airspeed indicator or true airspeed indicator markings and their color code significance White Arc- 50 - 95 - Full Flap Operating Range                                  Lower limit is maximum weight Vso in landing configuration.                                ...

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SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY IN AVIATION

GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY AND SYMBOLS KCAS-- Knots Calibrated Airspeed is indicated airspeed correctedfor position and instrument error and expressed in knots.Knots calibrated airspeed is equal to KTAS in standardatmosphere at sea level. MPH CAS-- Miles per Hour Calibrated Airspeed KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed is the speed shown on theairspeed indicator and expressed in knots. MPH lAS-- Miles per Hour Indicated Airspeed KTAS-- Knots True Airspeed is the airspeed expressed in knotsrelative...

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LETTER TO MY Colleague (student pilot). My advise to you is to never give up on what you truly believe in. There are ups and downs but what really makes your effort count is achieving a desired end result. Flying training may or may not turn out to be what you’ thought it to be, but if you really have the passion burning inside of you then nothing will ever quench that fire. There are times you meet instructors that will make you hate flying or make you believe that you can’’t fly, do not be dismayed as there is nothing like a bad student, there are only a bad teachers. We all learn...

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