The good news, GA flying is getting safer. Is there any bad news? Well, the accident rate has not changed or improved much lately. Is that bad? Well, it’s not getting any better. It’s basically been flat for several years. The reports cover the years up through 2020. It’s too soon to know anything about last year. And there was the terrible accident literally at years end on December 31, when a medivac Learjet, crashed while maneuvering to land, at night, in marginal conditions, at San Diego’s Gillespie Field. All onboard perished.
My topic; SOPS for IFR and VFR Pilots. Do you use SOPS when you fly? Learn how using SOPS can make you a better, safer pilot.
It’s been a busy month for me, so I’m late with this. I recently had a chance to fly a Bushcat LSA, or Light Sport Aircraft, after connecting with a pilot on social media who had posted on Facebook that he was seeking an instructor to get him checked out in his airplane but was […]
Stabilized approaches, density altitude, former client from FSI reaches out, a link to my YouTube channel Stabilized approaches (constant speed and rate of descent) are in the news again, because some pilots do not fly a ‘stabilized approach’, and then as a result, things go can wrong during the touchdown and landing rollout. Even the […]
Two GA aircraft manufacturers suddenly cease operations, then resume. SAFE seeking Ambassadors; 6 years now since losing my job at FlightSafety Int’l, Engine failure last May in my Cessna 150, “Date with Destiny” a book by UAL Capt. Behnam, NOTAM System overhaul, FAASTeam FPM Two colleagues, Karla Borden and Ron Allen fly west, and, Sporty’s founder […]
Another busy week or two in GA; Sun ‘n Fun, the future of Santa Monica Airport, FAPA Redbird sim, the Schiff Show, non-towered airports, the Civil Air Patrol, and flying tips. My goal to make this blog weekly is apparently not gonna happen! Nope! Got busy with stuff, and too many distractions and suddenly it’s […]
There are many things to consider when transitioning to a new aircraft, depending on the aircraft and how it’s equipped.
Excellent commentary in AvBrief; SFO’s ILS PRM approach is no more! Flying an RJ! Flying to Mojave for lunch! My next 2 speaking engagements The April 3, 2026, issue of the e newsletter AvBrief, has an excellent commentary written by a relatively new CFI, whom I know, and she is rightly questioning the state of […]
Speaker at FAPA, AOPA CFI Survey, Mike Melvill’s Passing, and more…. This is a busy month for me! But no complaints! I roll with it. On March 17 I was the speaker at the Fullerton Airport Pilots Association’s monthly meeting. There was a good turnout, more than 40 people in attendance. My topic; ‘SOPS’, aka […]
I am involved with a few local aviation organizations that meet at various times and dates during the month. March 4 was the Long Beach Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT’s) monthly ‘meet and greet’, where the controllers meet and socialize with fellow pilots, at a venue on the Long Beach Airport. Not a ‘formal meeting’. […]
John will discuss SOPS and how they can help both VFR and IFR pilots, and how you can incorporate them into your flying procedures, so you will be a better and safer, pilot, during every phase of flight.