CFI Info – The Gunslinger in All of Us
I got to know “The Gunslinger” at a world-famous aviation simulator training school. He sauntered into my multi-engine instrument refresher class, sporting aviator sunglasses and a white flying scarf tied skillfully around his neck. His ten-gallon cowboy hat boasted a snug fit. He packed a six-gun, pearl-handled attitude. He had come, to once again, tame the piston twin. The Gunslinger’s approach to engine failures was the “draw fast and shoot method.” His goal was to complete the process of: fly the airplane, identify, verify, feather and secure the failing engine in under four seconds. He was fast, but not accurate.
CFI Info – Fresh Air and Stalls
Forty years ago, when I was a fearful student pilot, my instructor, Jim, had a great teaching technique. It added fresh air to the stuffy cockpit and a new approach to demonstrating and recovering from power-off stalls. Many pilots tolerate stalls with anxiety, perspiration, eyes closed and a face set for impending death. Often the pilot does not breathe until the stall is complete; possibly thinking that might somehow prohibit losing control. Stalls are too often misunderstood and associated with unmanageable danger in the minds of most students. And rightly so….. because stalls are associated with a number one cause
InFO 24002 – Information for Alaska Guide Pilots and Lodges
The Federal Aviation Administration has published information for those in Alaska that Operate a lodge or guide service. This InFO provides information to operators and pilots engaged in Alaska Guide Pilot operations by discussing the statutory limitations of Title 49, Public Law section 732 and providing guidance on how to comply with regulatory requirements if operators choose to continue operating in a non-qualifying manner. https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/info/all_infos/InFO24002.pdf Direct questions or comments regarding this InFO to the Air Transportation Division’s 135 Flight Operations Section, at 9-AFS-200-Correspondence@faa.gov.