Flight Log

1Mar

When things are going wrong

We need to ask the right questions so that we get useful answers and are able to correct the situation quickly. What are the right questions, you say?What is our:1) Airspeed2) Altitude or pitch3) Heading or bank and4) Trend (for each of...Read More

1Mar

Where are your eyes?

Pilots don’t always seem to know where to look when something has gone awry. When an engine begins to vibrate we should quickly determine if it is a major vibration and, if so, shut that engine down quickly: you wouldn't want it shaking itself...Read More

1Mar

A Flight I Will Not Forget

There are thousands of flights I’ve forgotten and a few that I will never forget. The one I will tell you about was one that’ll stick in my brain for quite a while.      I flew the Cessna 421C to the Dominican Republic,...Read More