Checkride Prep

Power-off 180 Degree Landing

Making the Power Off 180 Work! So a lot of applicants get very worried about the power off 180 thinking they only have one chance to get it right. Well, that’s not entirely true, and with a little practice on top of it, you’ll find that this is one of the easier maneuvers to perform… Continue reading Power-off 180 Degree Landing

Eights-on-Pylons

Eights on Pylons How to Begin… First, you’ll need to find Pivotal Altitude. What is Pivotal Altitude? Great question! Pivotal altitude is the height for a given ground speed at which the line of sight from the cockpit directly parallel to the lateral axis of the aircraft will remain stationary on an object on the ground.… Continue reading Eights-on-Pylons

Lazy 8’s

Don’t Be LAZY when practicing Lazy Eights! The Lazy Eight is designed to show complete mastery of aircraft control at different air speeds, bank angles, and pitch angles. Use of rudder and aileron is the key to master this maneuver, and elevator is also important (but rudder and aileron are more important). Throughout this maneuver… Continue reading Lazy 8’s

Chandelles

What’s this Chandelier Maneuver All About? Its pronounced shan-dells….and it stems from an old warbird maneuver dating back to the first and second world wars. The premise behind the maneuver is to make a full power, constant RATE 180 degree turn while climbing, and finish the turn at or very near stalling speed for the… Continue reading Chandelles

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Oral Questions Quiz

Practice Oral Exam Take this chance to print out the PDF file below and complete as many of the questions as possible. Scan and email your completed questions to [email protected]. Your instructor will review this with you during your one-on-one checkride prep with your FLY8MA instructor! Private Pilot Oral Questions

FLYWAY Charts

VFR FLYWAY Charts So what exactly is a FLYWAY chart? Well, it’s a chart that depicts VFR FLYWAYs of course. A VFR FLYWAY is a route underlying busy CLASS B airspace showing where ATC and the FAA would prefer you to transition underneath the busy overlying airspace. It also has the same jet arrival and… Continue reading FLYWAY Charts

Thunderstorms / Convective Activity

Ain’t that pretty?! Well ya, but it would probably be a lot less pretty if you were flying in the middle of it rather than on the ground trying to figure out which filter made your pictures look the best on your new iPhone. In this TOPIC we’ll go over how thunderstorms form and how… Continue reading Thunderstorms / Convective Activity

VOR

The Very Inaccurate VOR Approach! It’s no surprise this is a non-precision approach. They might as well call this an obstacle clearing procedure rather than an Instrument Approach Procedure. In my experience with the reliability of the VOR stations in the USA the way it is and the condition of most VOR receivers in today’s… Continue reading VOR

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