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The PIREP submission on aviationweather.gov works now. You just have to make an account. I throw PIREPs in after flights pretty regularly.

Yes, perhaps I should clarify haywire to mean "when the student begins deviating unacceptably." As CFIIs we can intervene way before it becomes a pilot deviation-type problem. When you're on an IFR clearance that lets you operate in a block of airspace, this helps mitigate those concerns. For...

The equipment isn't actually inop. It's covered with a removable sticky note or gauge cover. Bailing out of partial panel practice which has gone haywire is a matter of peeling off the sticky note.

60 knots in a C172 is 1.3 x Vso (the stall speed in landing configuration*), which is an ideal approach speed calculation for most GA airplanes. Adding 5-7 knots on top of that to account for gusts is a great idea. There are two factors I look at when assessing pilots' landings during flight...

Nobody is arguing anything related to IFR insofar as I can tell. Great explanation, though.

If the weight and balance data is not loaded correctly, it can also produce unsafe results. It is not "without error" unless the source data is 100% correct.

I've learned in roughly 4 years of instructing that it's best to have a set of recommended practices and products and stick to them. This job can get unnecessarily complex and extremely inefficient when we allow technology to delay the learning process because of unfamiliarity. I no longer...

Separate topic: It would be nice to have a PoA forum for CFIs to discuss topics like this.

There's nothing wrong with it depending on the phase of flight. Believe it or not, it is possible to hold heading and altitude without an attitude indicator or HSI.

...yup! That's why you don't have controllers at GA airports typically telling VFR traffic to "fly runway heading" as part of a traffic pattern operation. "Fly straight out" is the relevant substitute that alleviates the concerns you brought up.

Yeah, the epilogue to this article (which the writer has since posted) is that the FAA is apparently going to revise the P/CG and the AIM to reflect the fact that the upwind and the departure leg are the same thing. The upwind leg can be parallel to the runway in cases like go-arounds, but in...

I think this is great! Captivating intros, good narration, and a good on-camera interactions between you and the instructor. A lot of customers are walking in my door having watched hours and hours of footage like this, so I can assure you that people who are interested in aviation will...

What are some ways people go about making/ordering replacement instrument panel trim? I'm going to attempt to figure out a way to do it on the bottom part of a C150 panel. Any luck with 3D printing for this type of application?

When I worked at the FBO at Lafayette, IN (LAF) I was 20, working with 6 other guys who were between 18 and 23. Our boss was a retired Navy captain who still works there. All of us except him were building time. Combined we trained around 50 students to completion, ranging in age from 17 to 70...