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Free Pilot Reference: Forced Landing Decision-M...

This one-page reference summarizes key forced-landing concepts from the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook and the mental models I teach during my safety seminars. It's designed to help pilots move beyond...

Three things the FAA says about forced landings...

What's up GlideScope, Family! I was doing some reading through the Airplane Flying Handbook recently and spent some time digging into the emergency landing section.  It's amazing how much valuable...

Used GlideScope on a family flight this week...

Hey GlideScope Fam! I took the family on a flight recently to a fly-in cabin on AirBnB that we've wanted to try for a while.  It was one of those perfect VFR...

Something I realized about instrument training...

Flying season is starting to pick back up, the weather is getting better, and I’ve noticed a lot of new pilots joining the GlideScope family lately - so first off, welcome! Honestly, one...

I was thinking about this all wrong...

What's up, GlideScope Fam! I've had a bunch of fun and interesting conversations with some other CFIs over the past couple weeks.  It circled around a simple question... How do you...

A Few Things That Sharpened My Thinking Recently

Hey GlideScope Fam, Over the past couple weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about engine failures in low-visibility conditions. A lot of it came from some really thoughtful discussions I’ve had...