6 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)The Dangers of Aircraft IcingPhoto By: Shelby V. Icing is one of the most dangerous things in aviation, it causes an increase in drag and weight, while decreasing...
1 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)The Five Types of FogFog is another type of cloud that is on or near the surface. It can be difficult for pilots by causing icing or IFR conditions. Fog is...
2 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)Makeup of ThunderstormsThunderstorms are one of the most dangers weather phenomenon's for aircraft. Formation: For thunderstorms to form there are three...
1 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)IM SAFEI'M SAFE Checklist Am I Good to Go Fly? Illness - Am I, or do I feel sick? Congested, Cold, Flu, Allergies, etc. Being sick and going...
1 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)Understanding The ACSThe Airmen Certification Standard (ACS) can be a bit confusing for student pilots among others. Each ACS book, from the private pilot to...
2 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)How to Decode PIREPs and AIREPsWhat is a PIREP? PIREPs, also know as pilot reports are one of the most forgotten basic weather observations around. Pilots are one of...
2 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)Zulu TimeIn the aviation world use and refer to time as Zulu time, which is actually Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in the non-aviation world. GMT is...
1 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)What is the FAA?The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. government agency that regulates all aviation aspects in the United States. The FAA...
2 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)How to Understand a METARMETAR’s can be confusing and look like a foreign language to a student pilot or other pilots that may have not flown in a while...
1 minQuick Flight Training Tips (QFTT)Oxygen RequirementsThe difference between aviators breathing oxygen and medical breathing oxygen is that medical oxygen has moisture in it, which can...