Ask a CFI: Not flown much or at all since COVID-19 pandemic began? Here’s how you can get safely back in the left seat.
Not flown much or at all since COVID-19 pandemic began? Here’s how you can get safely back in the left seat. I think we can all agree it’s been a most unusual year and the [...]
Ask a CFI: The term “stabilized approach” often appears as something of a buzzword in articles and incident reports, as in, “the pilot failed to establish a stabilized approach.” I get the general idea, but when is an approach actually considered stabilized?”
The term “stabilized approach” often appears as something of a buzzword in articles and incident reports, as in, “the pilot failed to establish a stabilized approach.” I get the general idea, but when is an [...]
Ask a CFI: When you are flying into or at an airport with a control tower and ATC says you are “cleared for the option” just exactly what are your options …
When you are flying into or at an airport with a control tower and ATC says you are “cleared for the option” just exactly what are your options and what do you have to tell [...]
Ask a CFI: What is the correct pattern altitude I should use when approaching an airport for landing?
What is the correct pattern altitude I should use when approaching an airport for landing? The answer to this question is whatever is published in the Chart Supplement for any given airport, unless there is [...]
Calling All Time Builders
We have received many phones calls asking about block time in our airplanes. So you have asked and we are listening! Give us a call to reserve either a 50 hour block or a 25 [...]
FAA Removes Requirement of Complex Aircraft CFI & Comm Pilot Checkrides
This week the FAA published FAA Notice N8900.463 which specifically addresses a change in policy in the Commercial Pilot ACS and the CFI PTS documents to allow for completion of a practical test without requiring [...]
Newest Flight Instructors- Borys and Andy
The last order of business is to make a couple of introductions to you. Late last year Borys Pawlowski came on board to JB Aviation as a part time flight instructor. Borys is a full-time [...]
Rental Aircraft Rates
As with any business, our Flight Club has faced some substantial increases in overhead to start the New Year. Because of this, we will be raising our hourly rates on the rental aircraft. Beginning January [...]
Selling Cessna 182 (N31AJ)
We will be selling our 182, N31AJ. The 182 is up for sale for a few reasons. The first is that over the last year its rental frequency has declined substantially. We asked many of [...]
Selling Cessna 172 (N78303)
First, in the next few months, we will be selling N78303. N78303 is a great airplane, and has served us well, BUT we have purchased another 172M that will be put on the flight line [...]
