Advanced skills

Articles to help increase your flying knowledge and practical skills.

08 Oct 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

08 Oct 2010

What does the red line on your ASI mean? It seems to say bad things might happen if the pointer goes past that mark. Jim Davis disagrees. Here he explains why things can sometimes go seriously wrong way before the needle gets near the red.

08 Aug 2010

Not all that comfortable with a long flight over strange territory? Jim Davis has some tips that will turn this potentially scary flight into one that is not only safe, but also a whole lot of fun.

08 Aug 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

08 Aug 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

09 Jun 2010

Want to see the club greybeard twitch and foam? Just mention a low level turn after take-off. Jim Davis looks at the dragons that lurk around this seemingly benign manoeuvre.

09 Jun 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

09 Jun 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

19 Apr 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

19 Apr 2010

Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his own homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.