by William E. Dubois | Oct 5, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, air racing, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Questions from the Cockpit, Reno Air Races, Sport Air Racing League
An anonymous an air race fan asks: As an air racer yourself, do you agree with the decision at the 2023 Reno Air Races to cancel the rest of the races after the tragic crash following the T-6 Gold race? Read...
by William E. Dubois | Aug 28, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230824, Aviation News, aviation weather, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Questions from the Cockpit
Sammi, a student pilot in Arizona, writes: Next door to my flight school is a ritzy FBO (where I score my morning coffee) that has one of those electric maps in the lobby with colored lights that show the flight conditions across the nation – green for VFR, blue for...
by William E. Dubois | Jul 17, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230727, Aviation News, faa, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Questions from the Cockpit
My mother, a student pilot, asked: What do you think of requiring drivers to get a biennial driving review? Read...
by William E. Dubois | Jun 28, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230622, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Questions from the Cockpit
Denise, working on her private ticket in California, writes: Help me out! I’m getting ready to take my written, and I keep mixing up my fog types. Is there any clever way to sort them out? Read...
by William E. Dubois | Mar 29, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230330, aviation accidents, Aviation News, faa, flight training, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, Opinion, Questions from the Cockpit
The dad of an airline-bound student pilot writes: I know I probably shouldn’t, but I find myself reading about pretty much every small airplane crash online, and much of the time I find myself shaking my head and asking myself, “What was the pilot thinking?” So that’s...
by William E. Dubois | Feb 13, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230223, Aviation News, Briefings, Cirrus Aircraft, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Questions from the Cockpit
Lucas, a private pilot from Connecticut, writes: “There seems to be some disagreement here at the hangar. Was the Cirrus the first airplane with a full-frame parachute?” Read...
