Better Flight Reviews; Get Focused!
The blog last week provided methods to build the urge for excellence in your pilot by creating lifetime learners during initial
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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.
“Metacognitive” Teaching; Mastery and Expertise
Achieving expertise in piloting requires so many diverse skills and aptitudes it almost defies explanation. In aviation,
Continue reading >“Super Solo” and Lifetime Landing Focus!
Accidents during the landing phase of flight represent almost 50% of total airplane wreckage but remarkably less than 5%
Continue reading >COVID Precautions For Flight Schools – “New Normal”
Aviation has obviously suffered a huge blow with this pandemic. With airline activity down 95% and most schools shuttered,
Continue reading >Sad Fact: We All Rust and Forget. FREE FIRC!
If we are honest with ourselves, we all know the secret to greater aviation safety: regular review and study, frequent training,
Continue reading >Building Awareness With the “Cooper Code”
Colonel “Jeff” Cooper, developed the “Color Code of Awareness” for the military to inspire self-assessment and vigilance.
Continue reading >Active Learning; Rewire Your Brain!
What is the secret to getting really good at something? As in, how does one shabby Russian tennis club turn out more top
Continue reading >Ready to React? “Reflexive Skills!”
Any fan of action sports, whether it’s football or air racing, knows that the greatest moves and memorable moments are
Continue reading >Go Fly (Solo!) and Join Us (LIVE online!)
These are tough times for pilots in flight training with our inability to “social distance” safely in little planes while
Continue reading >Brief and Understand “ATC ZERO”!
Several recent ATC outages have caught pilots by surprise at busy locations. “ATC Zero!” (No ATC Services) puts a shiver
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