Pilot's Tip of the Week: "Ho...e approach landings at a strange field with no wind socks if we suspect a cross wind might exist?" - Anon....e should certainly have a general idea of what winds to expect at our landing sit...
Free 8-minute audio by Rod Machado where he offers tip...xplains:
The hidden hazards associated with wind gusts
How to maintain b...our approach
Avoiding inadvertent stalls from wind shear
Recommended set u...
From the Oz Report today:
St...5 2013, 8:09:37 am PST
High winds around the center of a low p...he past couple of days. Winds of 170km/h caused disruption...he cause of the most damaging winds in European windstorms....corpion's tail, gives the wind region its name. The wi...
Where are those few special, world class places we have visited as trike pilots that a visiting pilot would just have to see? Pretty and nice aren't enough...we'...
From The Washington Post: Posted by Hostman (ATC Specialist) 12/1/12
Opening S...the same skies as passenger planes will only increase as the war in Afghanistan winds down and the military and CI...
Crayon Box clued me in to this. He was able to post his own ATC calls via liveATC.net.
I've used liveATC.net before to listen to various controllers around the worl...
This is from my own personal reflection. When I first learned how to fly, I though...having one shortly after take off can easily cause a crash. You know the wind conditions when landing, but...
...ed them well against possible winds.There were a few problems but...et out well after sunrise.The winds from the previous day had die...ch to me, this countryand the world by the simple act of holding...eand if I could deal with the winds and get past Albany, NY, the...
...them, then finally push your trike out of the hangar at 11am. The windsock is still hanging limp, tho...off and get hammered by what feels to you to be the biggest thermal the world has ever experienced. ...