August 28, 2022 Flight Instructor Gr1 Extended Privileges Read the proposal by CASA online here. It seems like a good idea as it is simply a streamlining of the process that I… Continue reading
August 15, 2022 Spin Training Issues From the Facebook page of the Australian Transport Safety Board: “The ATSB is advising aerobatic pilots and instructors of the limitations of the Meuller/Beggs… Continue reading
October 26, 2016 My Spin Crusade It has been about 50 years since I did my first spin in an aeroplane, about 35 years since I started teaching spins to… Continue reading
August 31, 2016 Loops, Voices and the Fear of Death This short story by Richard Bach written back when I started flying aerobatics has stuck with me for many years – it is available… Continue reading
April 26, 2016 Stay in Control: Incipient Spins Note: this article was updated on 19/6/19 mainly to reflect the changes with the FAA’s Airplane Flying Handbook revision of 2016. I avoid discussing… Continue reading
April 21, 2016 Stay in Control: Fully Developed Spins From the 1944 book, Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche: “Almost all fatal flying accidents are caused by… Continue reading
December 12, 2015 Camera & EFB Mounts I was aware of an STC for GoPro cameras to be mounted externally on specific aircraft types however I knew that it wasn’t cheap… Continue reading
December 12, 2015 Clothes Maketh the Aerobatic Pilot I like to follow CASA’s recommendations on what to wear at https://www.casa.gov.au/standard-page/what-wear “In the improbable event of an emergency, the clothes you are wearing can… Continue reading
December 9, 2015 Transitioning to a Decathlon The 8KCAB series are fairly simple airplanes, mostly 1940 technology with a few bells and whistles. Pilots seem to cope with the fancy bells… Continue reading
December 6, 2015 Myths of Manoeuvring Speed “It turns out that our early training on maneuvering speed was badly over-simplified. The truth is that you can’t move all the controls to… Continue reading