A 6-minute video discussing the challenges and possible solutions to starting a heat-soaked fuel-injected engine.
Flight Safety
FAA Safety Alerts Related to Accidents in the Reno Area
Here are three FAA Safety Alerts that directly relate to accidents that have occurred in the Reno area.
Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP) is Being Discontinued
Changes take effect in June 2020 and may effect the way that you conduct your preflight planning.
How Are You at PIREPS?
Why you should submit PIREPS, what they should contain and how to read the PIREPs that other pilots submit.
Engine Failures, Instrument Departures and Go-Arounds
A 26-minute video from the Flight Chops YouTube channel taken during Steve’s Flight Review with instructor Dan Gryder.
New Animation and WINGS Credit for Runway Safety Simulator
The FAA has released a new animation to their Runway Safety Pilot Simulator and has generated a course using the Simulator which will garner you WINGS credit if completed (Course ALC-573)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (out of your aircraft)
An Air Facts Journal article written by Tom Curran describing his experiences conducting AOPA Safety Seminars over the past year.
Performance Charts vs Reality
A short video documenting testing of the takeoff and landing performance calculated using POH charts.
