by nestnh5_wp | Aug 15, 2022 | Training Topics
Pitch. Power. Performance. You may have heard those words strung together in some type of equation that your instructor used. What they were getting at is a fundamental building block of how pilot’s control airplanes and manage their energy in the sky. Pitch + Power...
by nestnh5_wp | Jul 13, 2022 | Training Topics
Stalls. It is the topic that confounds more students than any other. It has nothing to do with the engine. It has nothing to do with airspeed. There is one and only one defining element of what a stall is. A stall occurs when a wing exceeds the critical angle of...
by nestnh5_wp | Jun 14, 2022 | Training Topics
The cross country phase of your initial fight training is some of the most fun you will ever has a pilot. It is the first time you will ever be able to explore from the air! Here are some ways to get the most out of your x/c training experience: Visit a place, not...
by nestnh5_wp | May 12, 2022 | Training Topics
Spend more than 30 seconds in aviation and someone is probably going to throw out an acronym of some kind. We polled our team to find out what they think are most helpful, funny or useful acronyms they’ve: Zeke: ABCDEF “If you experience an engine failure, time...
by nestnh5_wp | Apr 15, 2022 | Training Topics
A passing score for any of the written pilot exams is 70%. The question then, is what 30% of the material covered on the exam doesn’t matter? The “written” is often looked upon as an annoying hurdle to overcome while enroute to a pilot certificate. The majority of...
by nestnh5_wp | Mar 11, 2022 | Training Topics
Pick a word to describe this winter: bad, terrible, gross, relentless, or yuck, Any of them would be fair. We experienced the worst winter flying weather we have seen in years, oftentimes making VFR or even IFR flying an impossibility. Through it all, many of our...
