Flying in Spain, platform tools, and practical GA notes.
19 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Can you take that cold tablet and still fly tomorrow? The FAA's new MedGuide offers a first official answer. What version 1.0 covers, what it leaves out and how EASA handles the same question.
Read more: The FAA's New MedGuide: Which Medications Can Pilots Fly With?
19 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Class D needs a clearance but gives you no separation; Class E is controlled, but not for you. What each letter demands, how to get in and what changes in the US.
Read more: Airspace Classes A to G Explained for VFR Pilots
19 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
A 100-octane unleaded avgas is now legal in much of Europe's piston fleet. What the EASA validation covers, what it leaves out and why it is still hard to find.
Read more: EASA Validates Swift 100R Unleaded Avgas: What European Pilots Need to Know
15 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Four adults, weekend bags and full tanks rarely fit in a 172. Learn the weight, arm and moment method, work through the POH sample, then load your own aeroplane.
Read more: Cessna 172 Weight and Balance, Step by Step
13 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Most months, a Madrid museum wheels its exhibits onto the grass and flies them. When to go, how to get a ticket and how to fit in the Museo del Aire the same weekend.
Read more: Historic Aircraft Flying at Cuatro Vientos: A Visitor's Guide
13 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Nothing flies at Málaga's airport museum, but you can climb the 1948 control tower, sit on the terminal's original wooden bench and, on open days, board a DC-3. Best on a Tuesday afternoon.
Read more: Málaga Airport's Free Aviation Museum: A Visitor's Guide
13 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Four people survived a forced landing in a Kentucky cornfield after their piston twin was topped off with jet fuel. What the NTSB found, why it keeps happening and a two-minute checklist to prevent it.
Read more: 145 Gallons of Jet A: What a Cessna 421 Misfuelling Teaches Every Pilot
12 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
A group-by-group guide to METARs and TAFs with real reports from Málaga, Madrid, Heathrow and JFK, plus a five-step habit for your preflight weather check.
Read more: How to Read a METAR and TAF: A Plain-English Guide for Pilots
9 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
Why do good pilots keep flying into weather they'd never take off in? What the research on plan continuation bias says, and practical ways to break the spell.
Read more: Plan Continuation Bias: Why Pilots Keep Pressing On
9 October 2026 · Pilot Sanchez
The NTSB report on the 1999 JFK Jr. accident is a textbook on spatial disorientation: legal VFR, dark night, haze over water. What happened and the lessons.
Read more: Legal VFR, No Horizon: Lessons From the JFK Jr. CrashRSS feed10 posts per page
