75. Can You Make Canton?

Instructors
Richard McSpadden

What’s the best thing when your engine calls in sick on the descent to a metropolitan airport?  Do you stumble along over the populated area even though the motor might quit? Do you trek over a less-populated area to a different airport? Or do you land off-airport even though the airplane is still flying?

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73. Latch Me If You Can

Instructors
Wally Moran

Having a door pop open on takeoff is neither uncommon nor dangerous … or is it? When aircraft damage and personal injury might actually be realistic concerns, perhaps the motivation to get back down quickly is legitimate. Is this the time to wind the watch or act without delay? 

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69. Something’s Come Up

Instructors
Catherine Cavagnaro

Passenger airsickness is an annoyance that almost every pilot has had to deal with at one time or another. Landing ASAP is the rule, but VFR above the clouds complicates the execution. The passenger might not be the only problem as well. Maybe you shouldn’t have ordered the fish.

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62. Sightless in Seattle

Instructors
Kevin Plante

It’s another installment of “You are the controller.” In today’s episode, you’re the lifeline for a VFR pilot who is stuck in IMC. Do you provide guidance the pilot requested—direct to the nearest airport—when you’re certain that’s not the best solution? And if not, what will you offer to a pilot who’s barely holding it […]

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57. Getting Down in the UP

Instructors
Wally Moran

You made a series of reasonable decisions in the name of comfort and safety, only to create a situation where you’re tight on both fuel and options. Will you wager your last hour of fuel on making just one landing at the airport beneath you or take the chance on making it to an alternate?

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51. After the Crash

Instructors
Paul Bertorelli

The worst has actually happened and now your Cessna is twisted aluminum on the hillside. Everyone is OK for the moment, but daylight is waning and a storm is predicted for midnight. Given the altitude of the accident, that storm might bring snow. Is there any way you can get rescued sooner with minimal extra […]

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45. Pitch Imperfect

Instructors
Bob Nardiello

All you wanted was a day at the beach. Instead, you’re airborne in an airplane lacking a primary flight control. An air traffic controller helped you pick an airport for landing and has people standing by. Now you must configure the controls that remain and decide which technique gives you the greatest chance of walking […]

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43. Middle Tennessee Emergency

Instructors
Catherine Cavagnaro

You’re at an airport where joining a full pattern is just SOP. Then, a bird ends its days by punching an actual hole in your windscreen. However, the airplane is still flying, and the rest of the Lexan is holding. Will you make everyone get out of your way, or will you find a quieter […]

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41. A Full-Throttle Approach

Instructors
Dave Hirschman

Emergencies are equal-opportunity hunters: They’ll strike high-time pilots and newbies alike. Now you’re alone in an airplane with under 50 hours of total time—and an engine that’s out of control. What are the risks and tradeoffs given four different plans to get this airplane on the ground? Can you adjust the plan on the fly?

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38. A Diminishing Emergency

Instructors
Dean Showalter

Sometimes it’s obvious you must land right away…like today when your turbo normalized engine rolls back to low power without any input from you. The less obvious choice comes when the problem seems to go away. Do you stick with your plan to divert, or do you press on tentatively, ready to land as needed?

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33. In‌ ‌the‌ ‌Turn‌

Instructors
Michael Goulian

You’re out practicing some maneuvers, and ATC gives you a heads-up about traffic. You roll out of the turn and what do you see? There’s an airplane with no relative motion heading straight for you—close enough that you have only seconds to react. What will you do to avoid the collision?

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