“Ready For Anything?” Training (Useful) Emergencies
Last spring a Citation 550, flown by an air ambulance service, lost both engines over the Atlantic and dead-sticked into
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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.
Auto-Land is Here for GA – Ready?
Congratulations to Garmin on the announcement of Autonomí™, their new emergency autoland technology. Though obviously
Continue reading >Model Excellence; Earn a Master CFI (LLC)
The secret to inspiring pilots to be eager lifetime learners is to embrace this commitment (and model it) ourselves. Educators
Continue reading >Roger Throwing CFIs Under the Bus…
If you are a Roger Sharp fan I apologize in advance for my lack of love for his most recent rant about “stupid CFIs”.
Continue reading >Caring is a Critical Aptitude for Educating!
When I present to groups of pilots and experienced aviation educators and ask for key traits of great aviation educators,
Continue reading >Fancy Footwork; Yaw Canceling (for Safety)!
We had 45 professional aviation educators at the “You Can Fly Center” for our SAFE CFI-PRO™ workshop this week. These
Continue reading >Thank-You! Super Stars at SAFE CFI-PRO™
SAFE CFI-PRO™ is all set for next week and I am overwhelmed with both the attendance and the quality of our presenters.
Continue reading >Imagine the Worst, Plan for the Best!
Mike Patey very bravely took full respnsibility for his public crash of Draco this week: “this is on me, I made a bad decision.”
Continue reading >GA “Extended Envelope Training” (Required For Airlines!)
This is from the road; if you are at the AOPA Fly-In at Tullahoma, TN. please stop by the SAFE booth and say hello. CFR 121.423
Continue reading >Teaching Crosswind Landings (at Altitude!)
Yeah, sounds dumb right? Training crosswinds at 3,ooo feet? But those 5-10 seconds of terror right over the runway are not
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