by HPA | Oct 31, 2010 | All News, Garmin Articles, Training / Education
The Instrument Flying Handbook states that situational awareness is simply “knowing what is going on” (1-14). The Garmin G1000 is a great tool to help maintain situational awareness on an IFR flight. In order to fully realize the system’s potential, however, the pilot must be able to load an IFR flight plan on the G1000 that matches his or her route exactly. This includes the ability to load a departure, an airway, and an arrival. This training article will cover these topics as well as how to store a flight plan in the G1000 and recall it from the database. Our sample IFR flight will take us from Dallas Love (KDAL) to New Orleans Lakefront (KNEW)…
by HPA | Oct 19, 2010 | All News, Garmin Articles, Training / Education
Airplanes are one of only a few types of vehicles that can truly operate in three dimensions. Because of this, the pilot must be able to plan his or her flight in order to arrive in the correct place (lateral navigation) at the appropriate altitude (vertical navigation). Poor descent planning may result in having to use abnormal techniques in order to land. Fortunately, good descent planning is not difficult. In fact, there are a number of ways to do it correctly…
by HPA | Oct 11, 2010 | All News, Events & Seminars
October 15-17, 2010. Fly-in for Cessna Advanced Aircraft Club at Fredericksburg, Texas – Hangar Hotel. Lancair, Columbia, and Cessna Corvalis owners and pilots are invited to participate.
by HPA | Jun 4, 2010 | All News, Events & Seminars, General News
WINGS PILOT PROFICIENCY PROGRAM 101 – Guidance for Participation in the New WINGS Program.
Brandon J. Ray, ATP & Gold Seal Master CFI and FAASTeam Representative, has come to the rescue and will present a much needed and most timely program on the new look of the FAASafety.gov website.
by HPA | May 11, 2010 | All News, General News, Press Releases
High Performance Aviation, LLC, today announced the launch of their new website: https://www.flyhpa.com. The new website features a new user-friendly interface with a variety of information pertinent to aircraft owners and flight training in Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA).
