Performance reviews. Most jobs have them. Once or twice a year most people sit down with their supervisor to discuss their job performance. During the meeting the supervisor checks off boxes pertaining to certain task. The employee doesn’t have to “do” anything during such reviews….just answer questions. At the end of the review the employee [...]

I’ve always been more than a little skeptical of Gulfstream International. For those that don’t know they are a flight school and an airline. Those wishing to be pilots can pay Gulfstream an ungodly amount of money for training and then be “hired” as a First Officer getting paid an extremely substandard rate to fly [...]

Flight training can cost a lot of money. Be very careful choosing a flight school. Never pay all the money up front! Jet University recently closed it’s doors and took several students money with them. The school I went to (ATP) takes the tution in chunks. Each part is due at a set time. This [...]

Nice video and quick thinking. At first I thought the CFI was doing one of those “you just lost your engine where are you going to land drills”. Nope. http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/21/plane_makes_emergency_landing_on_street.html Plane Emergency Street Landing Captured On Video Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:24:28 PM Reported By Evrod Cassimy POLK COUNTY — The Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In starts [...]

I think this is a waste of a lawsuit. Two planes collided while training on a beautiful VFR day. Planes have unfortunetly collided many times since man first took to the skies. The “see and avoid” method normally works….this time it didn’t. Family of pilot who died in midair crash sues flight school /* * [...]

What type of headset do you use? Since you use batteries, I surmise that you have an active noise reduction headset, but is it an in-ear type of headset, or a larger David Clark-style GA headset? Also, are the headsets worn during all phases of flight, or are they just required during certain phases? Thanks! [...]