Wayforward Articles http://www.wayforward.net/articles.html en-us terry@wayforward.net (Terence Way) http://www.wayforward.net/media/img/articles_tn.jpg Wayforward Articles http://www.wayforward.net/articles.html 144 96 A Scenario-Based Instrument Proficiency Check http://www.wayforward.net/ipc.html http://www.wayforward.net/ipc.html Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:00 Z

Here's part one of a two-part recipe for mastering instrument flight on the Big Island.

Hilo has actual instrument conditions...

]]> Introductory Flight http://www.wayforward.net/intro.html http://www.wayforward.net/intro.html Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00 Z

Solomon has written up his first flight experience. It's a pretty good description of what an introductory flight is like. I include it verbatim:

EXACTLY 6 months ago, July 10 008, I met an acquaintance...

]]> Redundancy in Aviation http://www.wayforward.net/redundancy.html http://www.wayforward.net/redundancy.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00 Z

Aviation is full of redundancy.

Your airplane may have only a single engine, but that one engine has dual, redundant systems for fuel, air, and ignition.

The next time you do a run-up, consider that...

]]> Crossing the Pacific Ocean in a Single-Engine Airplane http://www.wayforward.net/ferry.html http://www.wayforward.net/ferry.html Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:00 Z

I was sitting with my feet up in Phil Byrnes' hanger in Hilo, Hawai'i, when Ray Clamback, one of those crazy Australian ferry pilots, walks in. “I need a co-pilot to take that Bonanza to...

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