Leading Edge #21: Remember Your Cowl Flaps By Thomas P. Turner If you want to protect your engine and get better cruise speed, pay attention to that other cockpit control during your high-performance aircraft checkout.
Leading Edge #20: Choosing Your Takeoff By Thomas P. Turner You too can be a test pilot ... and test your airplane (and yourself) so you have more options when it isn't just a "normal" takeoff.
Leading Edge #19: Designing Your Flight Review By Thomas P. Turner The FAA-mandated Flight Review has some pretty basic requirements, but you can help your instructor make it more useful and meaningful for the flying you do.
Leading Edge #18: Achieving Balance By Thomas P. Turner Knowing your airplane's center of gravity is about much more than just keeping within the limits.
Leading Edge #17: Having a Say in Fuel Costs By Thomas P. Turner With skyrocketing fuel costs, pilots are flying less or sometimes not at all. AVweb's Thomas P. Turner has good fuel-sipping suggestions that won't compromise safety.
Leading Edge #16: Tools for Taxi Operations By Thomas P. Turner What could be easier than taxiing an airplane? Maybe not so easy, as the accident record shows. AVweb's Thomas P. Turner has some taxi tips.
Leading Edge #14: In-Close Approach Changes By Thomas P. Turner When ATC changes your approach clearance at the last minute, you need to be ready to switch gears fast ... or to say, "Unable."
Leading Edge #13: It's All About Airspeed By Thomas P. Turner Airspeed control is about a lot more than trying for 1.3 Vso on final approach. AVweb's Thomas P. Turner says airspeed (and angle of attack) is critical in all phases of flight.
