“What is meant by the term ’specific range’?”This is the question that I asked David Wyndam of Conklin and de Decker after coming across this term while looking at some aircraft comparison performance tables.The performance tables.
Topics: Aerodynamics, Aircraft Systems, Maintenance

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Before Takeoff ChecklistThrottle: 1700 RPMMagnetos: CheckedCarb Heat: OnCarb Heat: OffThrottle: Set-800 RPMFlight Instruments: SetTakeoff Briefing….huh???A common problem that I see in many of my students (both primary and advanced) is the failure..
Topics: briefing, Flight Training, Instrument

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Josh wrote us recently asking:Personal Minimums.. Every pilot should have them, right? I am working on creating a personal minimums checklist for myself, but the thing that really worries me is the wind. I feel OK with crosswinds, but what advice would...
Topics: Flight Training, Safety

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Josh writes me asking:Is it good that I am overly critical of my flight training? My instructor tells me that I am doing a great job, but I criticize everything I do. For example, I will tell my self, “that approach was not good, I was...
Topics: Flight Training

{"title":"Is it healthy to be my harshest critic?","post_url":"http:\/\/www.askacfi.com\/434\/is-it-healthy-to-be-my-harshest-critic.htm","feed_url":"http:\/\/askacfi.com\/feed","author":"GlobalFlyer","date":"2009-01-11 20:47:40","summary":"Josh writes me asking:Is it good that I am overly critical of my flight training? My instructor tells me that I am doing a great job, but I criticize everything I do. For example, I will tell my self, “that approach was not good, I was..."}

Joshua is wondering if he’s gotten the right information about CFI requirements:I recently obtained my multi-engine commercial license in a DA-42 Twin Star. Since I did my commercial in a complex aircraft, do I have to train in a complex single for.
Topics: Flight Training, Instructing

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