Instructors Corner

Lately, I have attended some FAAST team safety meetings both here and in other states. It appears the accident rates for student and private pilots are ever so common in two areas of operation. One is the Balked Landing (go…

Well were moved into the 2008 year with many of the familiar sign and symptoms of winter. That cold Canadian air with those cold fronts sinking in from the artic which result in AIRMETS/ sometimes SIGMETS for turbulence, icing with…

We are planning a Christmas Party December 15th , 1-4 PM at the Oxford airport. Let us know if you would like to bring a dish and the number of people that you are inviting to come.

Yes we are completing our 3rd and last ground school of the year. We presently have 14 students enrolled in the private pilot ground. We will be ending just short of the Thanksgiving.

Frost on the pumpkins is frost on the wings. Be careful with icing, frosted wings, windshields and cold weather starts. If you are NOT versed trained /experienced in cold weather stating, consult your instructor or you POH. Fires can easily…

We had nine people complete licenses or ratings in September. We had 7 private pilot check rides and two instrument ratings. All in all it was frantic trying to get it all in, but with good weather, good luck with…

Improvements to the runway have been made to the first 800' of runway 32. Much fill was placed in the middle to fill in the wear and tear of a turf strip. The runway is much improved than ever before…

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 and just plain better performance…