Category Archives: Airmanship

News: Formation Flying Class April 19/20/21

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

We are planning a formation flying class for the weekend of April 19/20/21. If you have ever wondered about what it takes, here is your chance. Fly formation with your friends, arrive at fly-ins in style, improve your skills and … Continue reading →

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Airmanship: NTSB Safety Alerts

Did you know the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) publishes Safety Alerts for aviation, as well as other modes of transportation. Check out this site http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety_alerts.html for their list of Aviation Safety Alerts. As a bonus, there are Safety Alerts … Continue reading →

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Cessna 8RC now has a DME

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

We have added a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) unit to Cessna 968RC (one of our Cesna 172P planes in Salinas). So what, you may ask. It turns out that a DME allows a huge number of instrument approaches to be … Continue reading →

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New Avionics Bus and Master Switch for Cessna 637 (plus a couple of other improvements)

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

We recently did a number of improvements to N61637, our 1975 Cessna 172M. The most immediately noticeable to pilots is the installation of an avionics master switch. This may sound a simple thing, but it is not. To do it, the … Continue reading →

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John and Martha King: Teaching Aviation Citizenship

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I could not have written it better myself so here is the complete text of John and Martha’s article:   John and Martha King (We originally wrote this article for the National Association of Flight Instructors) As instructors we have … Continue reading →

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News: FAA Clarifies Instrument Currency Requirements

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Clarification: IFR Currency Requirements Notice Number: NOTC3489 Technical Amendment to IFR Currency Requirements Read also 61.57(c) – Click on FAA Logo to go to complete text of 14CFR61.57  (Op Ed) 14 CFR 61.57 (d) describes the requirements for an instrument … Continue reading →

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Airmanship: Starting Airplanes in Winter

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

We may not have it quite as bad as in  this picture, but as you have all experienced, the airplanes are more reluctant to start in winter. Even though we are in California, temperatures are colder, and the air is … Continue reading →

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How do we do a landing gear test on the ground?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

After landing gear maintenance it is necessary to check the gear retracts and (more importantly) extends properly. Not a good plan to go fly and test it in the air! So what do we do? Guess what: the airplane is … Continue reading →

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Choose your flight school carefully!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

So you don’t end up like the Ozzie pilot below: G’day Mate, I am writing to you because I need your help to get me bloody pilot’s license back. You keep telling me you got all the right contacts. Well … Continue reading →

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New Multi Engine Pilot: Brian Hsu

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

Our own Brian Hsu has been working hard! Brian added his Multi Engine Instrument Commercial rating to his pilot license. Brian took his flying lessons with AeroDynamic CFI Sergey Sinyachkin in the Beech Duchess and aced his flight test with … Continue reading →

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