Tag: training
So, you would like to fly into AirVenture at Oshkosh?
You've not done it, but there it is, on your bucket list, maybe at the top. You want to fly your GlaStar, Sportsman or...
Are You a Safe Pilot?
Do you consider yourself a safe pilot? Why? When you make a flight in your GlaStar, Sportsman or other aircraft, what kinds of pre-flight...
Transition Training Challenges
Pilots who haven't started transition training into the Glastar or Sportsman should be prepared to encounter a few challenges that are quite common for...
Can an Aircraft Be Too Safe?
Can you imagine that? I was hit with this question after I returned from Oshkosh.
And that question was from an underwriter no less. Pilots,...
Tail-Low Wheel Landings
I have written several times about the long-standing debate over three-point versus wheel landings in tailwheel equipped airplanes. Of course the debate has been...
Demo GlaStar Tailwheel
So, what do you put on the tail of a demo GlaStar? That's easy, Stoddard-Hamilton put on a little tailwheel so it doesn't drag...
Landings in a GlaStar Without That “Sinking Feeling”
On December 13th, 1994, Tom Hamilton (idea man extraordinaire, designer, and head of the design team for the GlaStar) handed me the keys to...
The GlaStar: An Instructor’s Perspective
By Michael Crowell, reprinted with permission from INFLIGHT Magazine
Mike is a CFII, Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor, an FAA Safety Counselor, and a check...
Crosswinds in the GlaStar
On a very windy, gusty Saturday Bill Janes and I flew to a nearby airport to attend an EAA Chapter meet ing. Because I...