Start With Basic Honesty!
As a flight instructor have you been guilty of telling eager beginners that “learning to fly is easy”? Do you personally
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David St. George
David St. George is an FAA DPE (Sport to Multi ATP) and a Part 135 charter pilot flying the Pilatus PC-12 in the NYC area. He recently renewed his Master Instructor for the tenth time and is a Charter member of SAFE. Formerly a 141 Chief Instructor for over 25 years, with a Gold Seal CFI. David started flying at 16 and has logged over 15,000 hours. He owns a 1946 7AC Aeronca Champ and wrote the SAFE Toolkit app.
New Tech: Accurate Fuel, Envelope Protection…
The number one reason aircraft end up in the weeds is still lack of fuel to the engine(s); starvation 0r exhaustion. The
Continue reading >“Artful” Control Usage; Pattern Precision
Flying around the pattern with perfect coordination is more difficult than most pilots think. Its also essential to safety
Continue reading >Teaching Landings More Effectively!
I recently spent a beautiful evening watching students in the pattern terrifying their young instructors and abusing their
Continue reading >3-5 Hours In; “Half Solo!”
The greatest gift an educator can provide after presenting the basics is creating a safe place for the learner to independently
Continue reading >Teaching “Invisible Angle Of Attack”
Angle of attack (AOA) is the most misunderstood concept in aviation – just raise the topic casually in a hangar flying
Continue reading >Basic Physics of Flight Control!
We had a wonderful time at the AOPA 80th anniversary fly-in at Fredrick, MD. Thanks to members and friends that visited us
Continue reading >Is “Cross-Controlled” Dangerous?
We discussed the turning stall in the last SAFEblog and revealed the (often surprising) fact that in coordinated flight,
Continue reading >Surprising Airplane Control Facts!
Presenting seminars at public events like Sun ‘N Fun is a fascinating opportunity to both meet people and also sample the
Continue reading >Calibrating Confidence
More than 100 people die every day on the US roads in their automobiles. An active co-conspirator in this carnage is
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