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Recurrent Flight Training This month, as I have done for almost 2 decades, I found myself in recurrent flight training. As a corporate pilot, recurrent training is not optional – everyone does it, some begrudgingly, some with enthusiasm, some with nervousness. As I mentioned in this article, not coincidentally six months ago, there are not…

I promise this is my last app review for a while, but the last two I have done have been great. This app is no exception. And no I’m not affiliated with the company, beyond getting to try it on my iOS devices. Aviation W&B Calculator was chosen by Sporty’s and AOPA as one the…

Everyone has their favorite flying blog that they frequent. Same goes for forums. There is a gravitational force that exists between you and your favorites that keep you coming back. I want to share with you a list of my favorites and a few honorable mentions. I’ll also say a few words about each. Some…

Flying is an amalgamation of victories and defeats, thrills and chills. Therefore let us not forget, “there but for the grace of God, go I.” This fine Summer day dawned really beautifully. I had a trip for an owner of a C-421B from KDUC (Duncan, OK) to M25 (Mayfield, KY). We were under contract to…

I am pleased to add this new page to iFLYblog.com called Aviation Resources. You will always find it at the top of each page in the navigation bar. The goal is to provide a single click where folks can go to see what I recommend in terms of products and more importantly, where you can…

Those dang centerlines: pilot proficiency one landing at a time One of the things that I have to constantly remind myself to do is stay on centerline during landing (and takeoff). Seems like a simple thing. In fact, in my vocation its a requirement, especially on checkrides. From my training days, my old primary instructor,…

I recently had an opportunity to try what is now my favorite aviation weather app – Takeoff – Aviation Weather I have like five weather apps on my iphone and ipad, but none of them were really optimized for what I wanted to see as a pilot. The beauty behind this app is that it…

One of our fellow airmen, Dennis, sent me this video and I couldn’t resist sharing it with all of your fine fliers out there in the cyber-universe. First, when it comes to modern air transportation systems. There have been lots of concepts batted around and NASA’s PAV (Personal Air Vehicle) Challenge has brought some promising technology…