Topic Category: Private Pilot

Four Forces of Flight Pr Copy

There are four fundamental forces involved and acting on the airplane at all times in flight. They are: THRUST AND DRAG (THRUST opposes DRAG) LIFT AND WEIGHT (LIFT opposes WEIGHT) Watch the video above for a more thorough explanation. Remember that: IN UNACCELERATED FLIGHT, ALL FORCES ARE IN BALANCE (or equal).  Even if the airplane… Continue reading Four Forces of Flight Pr Copy

Basic Flight Controls Pr Copy

All airplanes are controlled in 3 axis. To do this, we have 3 PRIMARY flight controls Ailerons (roll) Elevator (pitch) Rudder (yaw) Examples of Secondary Flight Controls: Flaps Trim Axis of Movement: The airplane moves about these three axis, and all of these axis meet at one central point which is the CENTER OF GRAVITY.… Continue reading Basic Flight Controls Pr Copy

Unusual Attitudes Gone Wrong SC

Avoid doing this when practicing unusual attitudes……   What could have been done to avoid the improper recovery here?  Leave your answers in the forum! Ask a Question to the Community Ask a Question and get a fast response from our CFIs  

Unusual Attitudes SC

Wow, that’s very unusual. Yes, what you are about to embark upon will be quite unusual.  Your CFI is about to make you close your eyes while wearing a view limiting device, and put the airplane into either a steep nose up or steep nose down attitude, and ask you to open your eyes and… Continue reading Unusual Attitudes SC

PIREPS SC

Pilot Reports This isn’t a report card of how good of a pilot you are (but good pilots do know how to read PIREPS). A PIREP is either information volunteered by a Pilot to ATC or requested from the Pilot by ATC (ATC then enters it into the system).  It is simply a report of… Continue reading PIREPS SC

AIRMETS / SIGMETS SC

AIRMETs and SIGMETs The big scary warnings of when not to fly!  If you remember almost nothing from this TOPIC, then just REMEMBER these two things: AIRMETS are bad news for little GA airplanes and you should avoid flying in or near an area covered by an AIRMET SIGMETS are very bad news for any… Continue reading AIRMETS / SIGMETS SC

Radar Summary Charts SC

To sum it up, ya there’s a lotta rain out there…. Watch the video above, and after that, take notes below. What you need to REMEMBER: Colors vary based on the provider, always check the decibel levels of radar returns to determine true intensity of the echos The direction of cells is displayed with barbs… Continue reading Radar Summary Charts SC

Graphic Forecast Area SC

Graphic Forecast Area Tool We used to have something called “area forecasts”.  Don’t worry, you’re not missing out on much.  They were several pages long of coded information you had to try and decipher to figure what kind of weather there was out there and where it was (imagine a METAR or TAF that was… Continue reading Graphic Forecast Area SC

Mountain Weather SC

Nice Hat! I want a hat like that!  Looks pretty cool! Now we’ve already talked about clouds, but in this TOPIC we are going to talk about two cloud types specifically associated with mountains and big hills, as well as some of the things to be aware of when flying near mountains.  We could spend… Continue reading Mountain Weather SC