Why Good Records Practices Keeps You Safe and Puts Money in Your Pocket
While there’s no shortage of exciting tech out there designed to keep aircraft flying safely, one of the most important unsung heroes in the safety world comes in the form of good records management. Yes, everything from logbooks, maintenance records, and your aircraft registration to your airworthiness certificate, flight manual, and ops books all contribute […]
Quick Tip: Flying with Autopilot in IMC
Flying in solid IMC is something just about every pilot has to deal with, especially in regions known for turbulent weather. No matter where you’re heading or what you’re flying, having a digital autopilot engaged can make the whole experience safer and more enjoyable. With an even bigger focus on safety in 2021, in each […]
Stories From SNA: OC Flight Instructor Recounts Emergency Landing at John Wayne
It was a beautiful sunny day on October 25th when Pacific Flight Aviation flight instructor Whitney Boes was preparing for one of her regular morning flights. The winds were calm and the airport was quiet. A good day to be in the air. After doing all the typical checks, she hopped into the cockpit, cleared […]
Listen, Cowboy: What You Do Before Takeoff Matters!
Partnering With the Right Avionics Shop is Crucial to Confident Preflight Check We know you’re good. You can fly the Swiss Alps at night with a compass and a stopwatch – that’s the level of aeronautical precision for which you were trained. You practice approaches on CAVU days and you chair-fly emergency checklists at home […]
Flying on Instruments: The Top 6 Ways Avionics Make IFR Flying Safer
Flying in IMC, descending blindly at 100 knots down to 200 feet AGL, makes us all sit up a little straighter. However, it’s not just the low approach in a storm that gets our hearts pumping, nor is it a traffic advisory when you can’t see more than three miles ahead that brings beads of […]
Letter from the CEO: Hindsight is 2020
They say hindsight is 2020. It’s an apt saying considering just how many of us were simply elated to put 2020 behind us. But in such a tumultuous year, several positives helped propel our industry forward. The periods of downtime early in the year turned out to be an opportunity for many of our customers, […]