Flying Lessons Weekly

FLYING LESSONS for December 28, 2023 FLYING LESSONS uses recent mishap reports to consider what might have contributed to accidents, so you can make better decisions if you face similar circumstances.  In most cases design characteristics of a specific airplane have little direct bearing on the possible causes of aircraft accidents—but knowing how your airplane’s… Read More

FLYING LESSONS for December 21, 2023 FLYING LESSONS uses recent mishap reports to consider what might have contributed to accidents, so you can make better decisions if you face similar circumstances.  In most cases design characteristics of a specific airplane have little direct bearing on the possible causes of aircraft accidents—but knowing how your airplane’s… Read More

Download a pdf of this report FLYING LESSONS for December 14, 2023 FLYING LESSONS uses recent mishap reports to consider what might have contributed to accidents, so you can make better decisions if you face similar circumstances.  In most cases design characteristics of a specific airplane have little direct bearing on the possible causes of… Read More

Pursue Mastery of Flight™ This week’s LESSONS: What Went Right? What Went Wrong? From an NTSB preliminary report (CEN24LA020): On October 23, 2023, at 1611 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-350P (turboprop conversion Piper Mirage) was involved in an accident near Pierre, South Dakota. According to the pilot, before takeoff from the Pierre… Read More

FLYING LESSONS uses recent mishap reports to consider what might have contributed to accidents, so you can make better decisions if you face similar circumstances.  In most cases design characteristics of a specific airplane have little direct bearing on the possible causes of aircraft accidents—but knowing how your airplane’s systems respond can make the… Read More

A big part of flying safety is workload management. You may have already noticed I’m a day late with FLYING LESSONS this week. With that in mind—and more importantly, because of great reader insights—let’s go directly to this week’s Debrief. “A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require… Read More

FLYING LESSONS is an independent product of MASTERY FLIGHT TRAINING, INC. www.thomaspturner.com. Also available in a downloadable pdf. Pursue Mastery of Flight™ This week’s LESSONS: Several weeks ago I asked readers to send in an example of good decision-making they had done in flight. So much of what we learn about flying comes from failure—accident reports—and… Read More

This week’s LESSONS: In last week’s LESSONS we reviewed using Takeoff Targets to positively determine the aircraft is meeting performance expectations and you can safely continue your takeoff. Establish precise targets for pre-takeoff planning, power development, acceleration on the takeoff roll, liftoff and initial climb. Closely monitor and measure actual performance against those targets.  If you attain all takeoff targets, then continue. If you fail to attain… Read More

FLYING LESSONS uses recent mishap reports to consider what might have contributed to accidents, so you can make better decisions if you face similar circumstances.  In most cases design characteristics of a specific airplane have little direct bearing on the possible causes of aircraft accidents—but knowing how your airplane’s systems respond can make the… Read More