The Learning Never Stops!
Aviation is complicated business, and it can be deadly if not undertaken with the right mindset. Our goal here at Code 7700 is to prepare you to avoid the day you will need to Squawk 7700, but if that day ever comes, to prepare you to deal with it competently.
Our Latest Update
Flying a visual pattern in a jet can seem more art than science to anyone who grew up flying light aircraft and did very little primary training in fast movers. But even for those of us from the military, if we don't practice them often flying an "ideal" visual pattern can quickly become not only an art, but a lost art.
Visual Approach Techniques
Our Previous Update:
I get a particular kind of question several times a year, asking for my advice on planning careers on achieving goals. At first, I wondered what qualified me to give any advice at all, but I always tried to answer sincerely. After a few years of this, I finally understood why I was getting the question, and that realization has helped to refine my answer. Now that I am retired from active flying, maybe I can put a "capstone" on that advice.
Goals Versus Plans, and Learning Focus
Another Previous Update
Chances are the landing techniques you were taught in your first airplane don't really work on that fancy airplane you are flying now. But does anyone really train how to land heavier iron? For most of us, landing an airplane has evolved into an art because few understand the science. Once you understand the science, your landings can become more consistent, safer, and believe it or not, smoother.
Landing Techniques