Video Training Tips

The flap about flaps — Martha explains tips about using flaps for landing.

Touchdown! — Martha explains where to touchdown on landing and when to retract your flaps.

With some flare — Martha explains 2 steps for the landing flare.

Look out, Martha! — Martha narrates as John demonstrates banking the wings to move left and right and using the rudder stay aligned with the centerline.

Crosswind tips — Martha explains how to make a good crosswind takeoff.

A lot of fun — John demonstrates a good crosswind takeoff.

Look here! — Martha explains where to look during the landing flare.

Martha shows what happens when you do not add that additional right rudder during takeoff.

John demonstrates a crosswind landing technique that will keep your passengers comfortable!

It's not over 'till it's over — Martha gives you tips for handling a crosswind after touchdown.

Judging your descent — Martha shows you how to adjust your glidepath using your aiming point on the runway.

Martha gives you helpful hints on using a sight picture, power setting, and aiming point for a good landing every time.

Get Airborne — Ride along with John as he demonstrates a normal takeoff in a Cessna 172.

Leaving Class "C" Airspace, the Controller asks you to "squawk VFR". What will you "squawk"?

Martha describes the elements of a holding pattern and what a standard holding pattern is.

John uses a wind tunnel to illustrate a wing's angle of attack and its relationship to a stall.

Martha gives a quick summary of minimum regulatory altitudes when flying over various areas.

Martha explains how ILS works, how it compares to VOR and how to figure out where you are on the localizer.

What three conditions do you need to land at the end of an IFR approach and when do you define a missed approach?

Frequency of experience—what does the FAA want for each category of aircraft?

John describes how to identify the different Military Operating Areas and what goes on in there.

Martha gives a quick run-down of what the different light gun colors and flashing patterns mean.

When do you need to wear your safety belt? When should your passengers?

John gives you a couple of his tricks for remembering how to interpret taxiway direction and location signs.

Uncontrolled airports have the highest risk of collision, but listen as John provides a list of ways to improve your safety.

John begins his review of airport signs, beginning with the meaning and use of the location sign.

John outlines three steps for spin recovery, then demonstrates a recovery in a Cessna 172.

How do you know when you have an engine fire? What do you do?

Do you know the 2 rules of safe flight that are especially important in an emergency? Follow John through the standard emergency procedures.

Where are you going to find the most hazardous wind shear?

Do you know why Pressure Altitude is important to you even though it's seldom your True Altitude? In this video, John explains the "why" and "how to" of Pressure Altitude.

Did you know that an airplane flies better within one wingspan of the ground? In this video, John explains "Ground Effect" and the two problems it creates.