Garmin G1000 VNAV Descent Planning with the GFC 700 Autopilot Learn from a former factory flight instructor, Randy DeLong, as he teaches how to use the Garmin G1000 VNAV descent planning feature coupled with the Garmin GFC 700 Autopilot and Flight Director. Topics...
By High Performance Aviation By Quinton Jordan The Garmin GFC 500 Digital Autopilot The Garmin GFC 500 Digital autopilot is an adaptation of Garmin’s OEM GFC 700 that can be found in several factory aircraft applications including but not limited to the Cessna 172,...
Turbocharging vs Supercharging When it comes to high altitude, i.e., turbo or supercharged engines, there are a lot of misconceptions. The vast majority of general aviation piston engines are normally aspirated, resulting in a good amount of flight instructors,...
What is the Difference Between an Aircraft Dealer and a Broker? What is an Aircraft Dealer? Aircraft dealers are typically businesses that take in airplanes in trade, or proactively buy inventory for the purpose of resale. Dealers are granted Dealer Registration...
Garmin G1000 vs. Avidyne Entegra Avionics By Brandon Ray, ATP, Master CFI, CFII, MEI I often get asked about comparisons between the Garmin G1000 and Avidyne Entegra systems. Many Piper, Cirrus, and Columbia aircraft originally debuted with Avidyne glass cockpit...
Why Hire an Aircraft Broker? Most aircraft owners are smart, successful professionals who pride themselves on their ability to make good financial decisions. However, most aircraft owners will only buy or sell an aircraft a few times over the course of a lifetime....
By High Performance Aviation FAA Hypoxia Training in Sugar Land, TX Dec. 7 – 10, 2017 It starts with a warm, fuzzy feeling. You might giggle a little. Colors seem brighter. Next you might feel a little light-headed, dizzy, or nauseous. Your thinking is impaired....
By High Performance Aviation Risk Management in General Aviation Throughout our lives, we encounter and mitigate risk daily. Whether driving a car, walking down the street, or staying up late to watch the game, many of our everyday activities have some level of risk...
By High Performance Aviation 8 Things ATC Wishes Pilots Would Not Do (Or Do Differently) I have a golf buddy (let’s call him Bill) who is a retired air traffic controller. We first met when we were both participating in some future-looking air traffic simulations...
By High Performance Aviation Loss of Control On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, John Hollingshead, Commercial Pilot, CFI, CFII, MEI, High Performance Aviation, LLC will present an FAA Safety Team talk on Loss of Control. Loss of control can happen in any phase of flight,...
By High Performance Aviation 10 Things to Carry in Your Aircraft That Could Save Your Trip by Paul Volk Every so often, I find it necessary to empty my aircraft of everything in the various seat pockets, baggage areas, and stowage compartments. By the time I finish...
By High Performance Aviation Loss of Control On Wednesday, August 16, 2017, John Hollingshead, Commercial Pilot, CFI, CFII, MEI, High Performance Aviation, LLC will present an FAA Safety Team talk on Loss of Control. Loss of control can happen in any phase of flight,...
By High Performance Aviation Crossing the Line: Datalink Weather and Thunderstorms by Paul Volk It’s summer, and one way to tell is that it’s very easy to find “how not to fly into thunderstorms” articles. These are important reminders to GA pilots of the hazards of...
By High Performance Aviation Human Factors in Aviation: Mitigating the Danger of Distraction by Scott Kellam What is Human Factors? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines Human Factors (HF) as: “A multidisciplinary effort to generate and compile information...
By High Performance Aviation Flying Your First Aerial Photography Mission By Sonny Lacey The Usual Requests from Friends “My uncle’s ranch is just north of the Interstate…when you are flying up there, take some pictures; I want to give them to him as a birthday...
By High Performance Aviation 10 Things Pilots Should Know About Datalink Weather by Paul Volk This article is about one of my favorite topics: weather in the cockpit. I have been involved with this technology since 1999 when I signed on with a group in Hampton, VA to...
