by Clay | Aug 16, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
We called it the south practice area. Flying over open fields and farmland in Georgia’s lake country was a good place to practice. There are plenty of emergency landing fields, few populated areas and little terrain. It’s quiet airspace, too. I’ll...
by Clay | Aug 9, 2017 | Manned Flight
The cockpit is an expensive classroom. When it comes to flying, the more you can do on the ground, the better. Studying, whether books, videos or a classroom setting, is certainly a necessary component of ground time, but what else can be done to utilize your time on...
by Clay | Aug 3, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
Basic chair flying can be done anywhere. You could be actually sitting in a chair, if you like it literal, reading through a checklist and visualizing the steps. Or maybe you walk around outside with a chalk runway on the ground, checklist in hand, talking through...
by Clay | Jul 26, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
In my house, there are not many requests as wholesome as “dad, can I play flight simulator?” A request for a second helping of vegetables might compete, but as a lifelong avgeek, X-Plane is screen time for my 8 year old, Reid, that I can get behind. I...
by Clay | Jul 19, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
My first experience with a flight simulator was as a kid. It was Chuck Yeager’s Advanced Flight Trainer, sometime in the early 90’s. At the time, I was in awe of my big brother’s friend who had the computer and joystick. That experience with a flight...
by Clay | Jul 12, 2017 | Manned Flight, Unmanned Flight
Understanding an airport’s traffic pattern is fundamental to aircraft pilots and remote pilots (drone operators) alike. As more and more authorizations for drones to operate near airports are issued, remote pilots are encouraged to monitor the radio traffic with...
