Just Because It’s Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Smart By Sarah Rovner, Master CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP Owner of FullThrottle Aviation LLC It could not have been a more beautiful day to fly. The crisp, cool fall air with a gentle breeze made for the perfect day of flying. With an occasional cloud drifting overhead, … Continued
Craig Bailey CFIAIME, ATP, A&P, IA Recently, BPT TAKEOFF visited with BPT Instructor Craig Bailey. In addition to being a Flight Instructor [Airplane, Instruments and Multiengine], Craig is an Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor and FAA Safety Counselor; Multiengine ATP; Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic with Inspection Authority. BPT: How did you become involved … Continued
Craig Bailey CFIAIME, ATP, A&P Recently, BPT TAKEOFF visited with BPT Instructor Craig Bailey. In addition to being an IA Flight Instructor, Airplane, Instruments and Multiengine, Craig is an Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor and FAA Safety Counselor, Multiengine ATP, Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic with Inspection Authority. BPT: How did you become involved in … Continued
“From the Subjective to the Objective – Making Better Decisions” By Gene Benson Pilot and Aviation Educator We make thousands of decisions every day. Most of them are done with little conscious thought such as whether to eat our soup with a fork or a spoon. Some require more thought but are not terribly important … Continued
Ron Timmermans, CFI, CFII BPT Ground & Flight Instructor 7,000+ hours As a child, I would look skyward and dream about becoming an aviator. After my older brother gave me my first flight in a Piper Tri-Pacer, I was hooked. I knew that I would one day conquer the skies as a pilot. As … Continued
Safety Wire Can Save Your Life Failure to properly secure aircraft components can compromise powerplant and control system operation, leading to system and component failures. Properly secure aircraft components with safety wire, ensure that hardware locking mechanisms are properly installed on your aircraft, and check them often to confirm they are taut and ready for … Continued
1.Who is responsible for determining if the aircraft is airworthy? A. The owner of the aircraft B. The company operating the aircraft C. The pilot in command of the aircraft D. A certificated aircraft maintenance inspector E. A certificated aircraft maintenance inspector 2. When may a pilot allow a person who is obviously … Continued
PROS OFFER DISINFECTING TIPS GARMIN, MYGOFLIGHT SUGGEST CAREFUL CLEANING AND AVOIDING AMMONIA-BASED SOLUTIONS By David Tulis Experts explain the correct way to clean your avionics, instrument panels, and personal devices to keep them germ-free and functioning properly. Garmin suggests a careful approach and special procedures to clean and disinfect electronics. Image courtesy of Garmin via … Continued
Register today for BPT Fall 2020 Virtual Clinics Due to COVID-19, BPT has cancelled all in-person Fall 2020 BPT Clinics. Instead, we have scheduled three Virtual BPT Clinics that will take place, as follows: Saturday, October 3, 2020 / 12 pm – 4 pm ET / SOLD OUT “Tidbits” including updates on extensions to … Continued