#170 Bump on a Log
"Sometimes the best thing a CFI can do is nothing. Sometimes he has to just sit there and let the student practice or to simply see how he performs a particular action without any input from the instructor."
#169 Creeping Pitch
"...as a teacher of flying, I have seen something that terrifies the crap out of me and which threatens the whole of aviation, especially that of all Acme trained flyers. Hah! I’ll bet I have your attention NOW!"
#169 “Reft Downwind”
"Many of our locals fail to consider what these Chinese students are up against. They are in a foreign country, learning a new skill and at the same time being forced to communicate in a foreign language and fly like “Acme” ".
#168 Chock Travels
I’d pulled the little Cessna 140 up to the self-serve fuel pumps at the Prineville, Oregon, airport. I don’t have a parking brake, so I snatched a set of chocks…
#167 “Don’t Rip Off the Students”
"He was the guy who invented the “ratcheting elevator”, he was the guy who first questioned the practice of teaching to “minimum standards”, but more importantly, he was the guy who made me realize how important it is not to rip off the students."
#165 Radio Rant No. 1
"If that was you, I’m sorry. But next time, say what you’re going to say and don’t cover my reply with a second transmit."
#164 “Them what can, do”
I recently received a message from a friend across the Atlantic. Earlier he had sought my help in defending himself from prosecutors who were after him for water-skiing his airplane. …
#162 Hands
I think it was during the filming of Dawn Flight back in 1974 that I first became aware of the distinctive look of an aviator’s hands. Tim Saltonstall flew the…
#160 Why Landings?
"As I’ve pointed out in “Brian’s Flying Book”, a flyer is already more efficient by simply using the Tailwheel Town pattern."
#157 What’s the difference?
This may be the most important article I ever write, considering that it deals with the difference between “The Tailwheel Town Way” and “The Acme Way”. I believe that at…
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