"The most important decisions you’ll ever make in an aircraft should be made before you enter the aircraft." If you haven’t previously...

In recent years we have heard of many forced landings that went wrong sadly too often claiming the lives of the occupants. So, what...

A ballistic parachute is a parachute ejected from its casing by a small explosion, much like that used in an ejection seat. The advantage...

Some pilots might not be able to tell you the difference between a Cirrostratus and a Nimbostratus cloud. Understanding cloud types,...

"The most important decisions you’ll ever make in an aircraft should be made before you enter the aircraft." If you haven’t previously...

There are lots of great reasons to fly at night, and pilots who choose to should embrace it and learn more about it. For starters, the...

South Africa has had a disastrous start to 2021 with more general aviation accidents than I care to mention, many theories have been...

Lack of oxygen is the greatest single danger to man at high altitudes, despite the importance of pressure and temperatures. The shortage...

With the rainy weather and low cloud we have been experiencing recently, many pilots may start suffering from withdrawal symptoms. We all...

Thunderstorms can really mess up your day this time of the year but if you kept the plane in the hangar every time, they appeared in the...