Kirsten Kasper: “…does anyone have some general cost breakdown associated with becoming single pilot Part 135 certificate or resources (other than the FAA site) for someone considering this?” Kirsten, it appears that so far, respondents don’t know the answer but want you to think they know the answer. I really don’t think you were asking the cost of first flight...
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Old School or New School for IFR? – FLYING Magazine – FLYING
Q: Which is Better: an iPad or paper charts for IFR? No doubt about it: the ability to use an iPad or other tablet for both planning and in-flight reference has changed the way many of us fly. Approved for limited use by the FAA on airline flight decks since 2011, the iPad specifically feels ubiquitous. And as iPhones and...
You Can Be 'Hands-on' With Developing Future LSA Standards – FLYING Magazine – FLYING
If someone told you that you could be part of ASTM International’s F37 Committee, you might get excited thinking you’ll be working on developing a new F/A-37 stealth fighter jet. Of course, that fighter only exists in cyberspace as a well-worn conspiracy theory. ASTM’s F37 Committee (F37) is in fact a real thing, a very important part of the light...
Flap Settings – AVweb
We’ve all been trained to deploy full flaps when executing normal landings and flying airplanes that have them. The reason is fairly simple: the full-flap setting provides the most lift at low speeds, which is desirable when landing. “Normal” is doing a lot of work here, since what might be a normal landing to you and me might not be...