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Away goes that hot, humid, poor performance weather of summer and in comes the chill of our newest season fall. Here in the Piedmont area of North Carolina comes better performance, visibilities, cooler oil temperatures …
Recently we have had a number of aircraft leave the ramp without fuel caps secured. It has happened already four times this summer. This is not acceptable and dangerous. Since thunderstorms can cause extremely high …
Well its that time of the year again where thunderstorms, hail, density altitude, wind sheer and haze all play a apart in our decision making in Go / No Go travel.
Whenever you load an aircraft …
Sad news!! We have recently been informed that our favorite Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) has decided to call it quits. John McLain one of the most dedicated aviation educators in the area has decided to …
Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial license. +50 years of general aviation and many years of flying and teaching ground school classes will enable him to …
The 1st 400′ of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not soft field technique, but rough field takeoff to avoid damage to the front strut, seals, scissors, and collars of the …