RSR #34 Last month we looked at the theory behind map, clock and compass (MCC) nav. It’s the basis of ALL nav. Now let’s put it into practise. 2500 years ago Confucius said, ‘Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated.’ Then in 1960 Kelly Johnson – Lockheed’sRead More →
NAV MADE EASY M is a friend for whom I am acting as a sort of long-range mentor as she finds her way into instructing. One of her pupes has a mental block about navigation. He says it’s too complicated – he’ll never understand it so he’s going to giveRead More →
Jim Davis Accident Report – precis and analysis A/C: Piper PA-46-350P, N5EQPlace: Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland Date: 14 December 2022 This report is to advance safety – not to assign fault or liability History of the flight At 0820, the privately registered Piper PA-46-350P (with the JetPROP DLX conversion) departed SeptÎlesRead More →
REAL FORCED LANDINGS PART II Are real forced landings different from what we have been taught? Jim has over a dozen of them without scratching an aeroplane so he has a good idea of what works on the day. Last time I said I’d tell you about seven things youRead More →
PRECAUTIONARY LANDINGS Hello happy instructors. You may not believe this, but I invented precautionary landings. I had never heard of them when I did my first one. So I invented one for myself. Let me explain – there is much to learn from the story. After that I’ll get onRead More →
REAL FORCED LANDINGS Jim Davis If you were ferrying a 235 Cherokee across an extensive lump of vertical scenery in the Southern Cape when the engine suddenly became intermittently rebellious, you would be faced with some serious decision making. Would it be a good idea to pull the power rightRead More →
This discussion contains extracts from a report by the Air Transport Safety Board of Canada. It’s to promote safety and not to establish liability. Piper PA-28-180, C-GGOR 2 NM W of Brisco, British Columbia, Canada. 24 November 2023 History of the flight The aircraft took off on a recreational VFRRead More →
Jim Davis Don’t you hate disclaimers? Those notes, in seven languages, that say, “WARNING. Servicing this device in the bath may lead to injury or death.” The word device covers anything from an electric lawn-mower to a vibrator. However, I regret that I must now issue one. Low flying canRead More →
Jim Davis What’s the big deal about a steep turn? Hell it’s only 15° more than an ordinary 30° banked turn – and 15° is nothing – right? Now I’m not good at sums so it took me a while to understand that it depends where you put that 15°Read More →
Time of Accident ±1800Z Type of Aircraft PIPER PA 34-200T Type of Operation Private Pilot-in-command License Type: Commercial Age 24 License Valid Yes PIC Experience Total Flying Hours 1064.0 Hours on Type: 354.3 Departure Kruger Mpumalanga Airport (FAKN) Intended landing Piet Retief Aerodrome (FAPF) Accident site Runway 15 –Read More →
