Surprisingly there are a large number of CFIs who are still not including the use of EFB’s into primary flight instruction. I am happy to see that more and more are starting to do so. Although I agree that every pilot should be taught to fly without an EFB and fully understand the skills required …
By Ken VeArd Today I had the opportunity to fly right seat with the Mooney Caravan doing some practice formation flying with 2 Mooneys. In the past I have done some light formation flying, but these guys take it to a whole new level.
By: Ken VeArd Flying a complex aircraft with retractable landing gear introduces a whole new level of complexity and things that can go wrong. When you have the slightest hint that there is an issue with the landing gear you should slow down, think, and return for a safe landing as soon as possible. This …
Pilot Partner published a new version of Pilot Partner that makes entering number easier than before. This is one of our biggest releases targeted towards making Pilot Partner easier to use on an iPhone or other mobile device.
When you check the fuel during preflight, do you pour the fuel you sampled back into the fuel tank in the airplane? My answer: No!
Earning your Private Pilot License (PPL) is one of the biggest achievements many of us have done in our lives. You have spent many months of studying, flying, working hard and spending a lot of money to earn this little piece of plastic that says you can go fly. You walk out of the …
When you refer another Pilot to use Pilot Partner, you will receive a free bonus 6 months added to your Pilot Partner Subscription. Your friend will also receive a bonus 3 months! The Bonus is applied when your friend purchases a subscription.
As of now, Pilot Partner does not have an automatic way of tracking your medical in accordance with the FAA Regulations. There are a lot of variables such as: Under/Over the age of 40 Duration of Class III, Class II, Class I, etc.
There are times where you will want to reset your Flight Currency items or Flight Total Items to the default values. Pilot Partner has a feature that will remove all of your existing items and reset them to the defaults.
It is a fair question. Most new pilots log their flights because their flight instructor told them to and the FAA requires it. There are many different types of pilots out there and they have different philosophies for how they log their flights.