Starting to Get Frustrated? High Performance Aviation Hot Starting the Cirrus SR22T & SR22TN by Hank Gibson, Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI, CSIP, CFAI+, Master CFI How many of you Cirrus Turbo pilots have been in this situation? You’ve found the cheapest...
Electronic Logbooks High Performance Aviation LogTenPro vs. MyFlightBook by Hank Gibson, CSIP, CFAI+, Master CFI, Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI The iPad is taking over the world of aviation. So much so that, when a pilot says they don’t have an iPad, I always am...
Garmin GFC 700 Autopilot and Flight Director High Performance Aviation An Introduction to the GFC 700 by Brandon Ray, CFAI+, CSIP, Master CFI, ATP, Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI Ever wish your airplane could fly itself? With the Garmin GFC 700, that vision is getting...
Garmin G1000 VNAV Tips and Tricks High Performance Aviation A Review of the Garmin VNAV Functionality, Part I by Brandon Ray, CFAI+, CSIP, Master CFI, ATP, Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI The VNAV function on a G1000 or Garmin Perspective system is a great resource to...
Identifying and Avoiding Ice High Performance Aviation When Winter Attacks by Hank Gibson, CSIP, Gold Seal, CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI With winter on the way, all pilots know what that means. When it gets cold and cloudy, hello icing conditions. Pilots without any kind of...
The Garmin G500 / G600 High Performance Aviation Glass Cockpit Retrofit by Aaron Mingle, CFI, CFII, MEI, A&P Question: Want all the benefits of those brand new glass cockpits? Don’t want to buy a brand new aircraft? Even better, want it to work with your existing...
The Garmin GMA 350 High Performance Aviation Garmin’s 3-D Audio Panel by Hank Gibson, CSIP, Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI Stick your head in a 2012 Cirrus SR22 and you’ll see the typical Garmin Perspective setup: the big, 12-inch displays, the Garmin...
Safety in the Runway Environment High Performance Aviation Back to the Basics, Part I by Hank Gibson, CSIP, Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, AGI Some ideas presented below are credited to William Kershner and his book, The Flight Instructor’s Manual (copyright 2006,...
The Cirrus Transition Training Experience High Performance Aviation Aircraft Ownership, May Edition I’m going to be starting a monthly article series on aircraft ownership. The goal is to shed some light on what to expect as an aircraft owner if you are...
Flight Training Adventure Trip: New York City High Performance Aviation Destination: Westchester County Airport (KHPN) KHPN, Westchester County Airport Route: KCXO-KSGR(To Pick Me Up)-KGTR-KTRI-KHPN Total Flight Time: 8 hours Souls on board: 3 (That does include a...
Cirrus Avidyne Instrument Failures High Performance Aviation Expect Vectors to Final, Part III by Hank Gibson, CSIP, Gold Seal, CFI, CFII, MEI It’s been a few weeks since we left off with this series, but I promised a write up on Avidyne failures in a Cirrus,...
Cirrus Approaches and the S-TEC Autopilot High Performance Aviation Expect Vectors to Final, Part II By Hank Gibson, Gold Seal, CFI, CFII, MEI We talked last week about the Cirrus recommended procedure for briefing and flying instrument approaches. I hope you’ve had...
Flying Cirrus Avidyne Approaches High Performance Aviation Expect Vectors to Final, Part I By Hank Gibson, Gold Seal, CFI, CFII, MEI A lot of pilots these days don’t get a lot of actual IFR time, so they don’t have to shoot many actual IFR approaches. This leads to...
The Art of Flying at Night High Performance Aviation Constellations from the Air By Hank Gibson, Gold Seal, CFI, CFII, MEI The Bright Side of Night Flying Most nights, and I emphasize most because this is not the case every night, you’re going to find very smooth,...
