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Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute as we take a behind-the-scenes look into the NTSB accident investigation process in the first episode of our “NTSB Insider: Accident Investigations Revealed” webinar series. Mr. Dennis Diaz, NTSB Eastern Region Chief and Acting Deputy Director for ...
Starting the year off right, with preparations for winter flying. Check your cabin heat setting. We'll be discussing how to avoid nasty weather, taking good care your airplane, and ways of keeping yourself comfortable and safe. Join us Jan 27th, 2022! Register here: ...
Many schools are reporting that their business has been growing during the pandemic. But we often hear that with rapid growth, schools struggle to maintain the same level of service upon which they built their initial success. Join us to review some of the strategies you can use to scale up your ...
AOPA Rusty Pilots Webinar Thursday, February 17th 2:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. EST Instructed by AOPA Foundation Ambassador Jamie Beckett. Life may have gotten in the way, but the dream of flight can be yours again. Returning to the skies is not as difficult as most rusty pilots ...
AOPA Rusty Pilots Webinar co-hosted by Benton Air Center Friday, February 18th 5:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. PST PLEASE NOTE that this webinar is being presented to a specific location in Redding, CA and will include information that may only be relatable to that area. If you do not wish to ...
AOPA Rusty Pilots Webinar co-hosted by Augusta Municipal Airport Wednesday, March 9th 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. CST PLEASE NOTE that this webinar is being presented to a specific location in Augusta, KS and will include information that may only be relatable to that area. If you do not ...
AOPA Rusty Pilots Webinar co-hosted by Mid Island Air Service Saturday, March 12th 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM EST PLEASE NOTE that this webinar is being presented to a specific location in Ronkonkoma, NY and will include information that may only be relatable to that area. If you do not wish ...
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New concepts on the aerodynamics of turns. very informative.
Try it You'll Like it - The SSSytem - a poor man's Air Navigation system:
Get your students involved in my very LOW TECH pilot navigation system. I call it the SIMPLE SIX ( 6 ) Minute NAV System a.k.a. The SSSYSTEM Six ( 6 ) minutes is ten percent of an hour therefore 10% ground speed ....is how much land will pass under your wing in 6 minutes. Example at 120 ground speed x 10% = 12 miles in 6 minutes or 2 miles every one minute... then ask the student to start judging distances on the ground ... to turn points, lakes, rivers, airports, towers... inflight visibility...using the clock and
the SSSystem which also applies to fuel flow, glide distances...
Note - I was amazed how fast and how good - accurate my student pilots were ...