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(Re-)Introduction to the Jacobson Flare landing training technique
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(Re-)Introduction to the Jacobson Flare landing training technique

(Re-) Introducing the Jacobson Flare For over 100 years aviators have, for the most part, known WHAT we are trying...
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How to land a plane..  Our favourite FAQs..  #5 What controls what, on final approach?
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How to land a plane.. Our favourite FAQs.. #5 What controls what, on final approach?

We share some valuable insight to a perennial, yet vital question: One which is often explained, poorly. FAQ #5 'I...
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For all flight Instructors – anywhere
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For all flight Instructors – anywhere

One of my favourite authors, the American pilot Richard Bach (Gift of Wings, Biplane, Illusions and many more) stated, beautifully:...
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For all pilots who have questions about their landings…
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For all pilots who have questions about their landings…

Would you care to experience that unsurpassed sense of accomplishment, derived from executing consistently beautiful landings, more often? Read what...
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You really can’t appreciate the value of the Jacobson Flare … until the penny drops
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You really can’t appreciate the value of the Jacobson Flare … until the penny drops

After more than 100 years, pilots are still being taught to land by guesswork. Triangles have been around a lot...
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If thousands of experienced pilots told you that having just one, or even no flight crew member was crazy, why would anyone believe an aviation executive who said it wasn’t?
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If thousands of experienced pilots told you that having just one, or even no flight crew member was crazy, why would anyone believe an aviation executive who said it wasn’t?

If thousands of experienced pilots with millions of flying hours told you that having just one, or even no flight...
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The Jacobson Flare NEWS App – Bug resolved
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The Jacobson Flare NEWS App – Bug resolved

To our valued Jacobson Flare NEWS App subscribers: We became aware of a bug affecting the operation of the News...
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The Jacobson Flare Lite now a video on YouTube
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The Jacobson Flare Lite now a video on YouTube

For some time, we’ve been asked to produce a Jacobson Flare – Lite: a simplified version, free of diagrams and...
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Were you just taught to land? … or were you taught HOW  to land?
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Were you just taught to land? … or were you taught HOW to land?

Many of us are familiar with the adage that 'it is more valuable to teach someone HOW to fish, than...
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35th Anniversary of the First Publication of the Jacobson Flare
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35th Anniversary of the First Publication of the Jacobson Flare

35th Anniversary of the First Publication of the Jacobson Flare The original Paper, 'Where to Flare', written and presented by Captain...
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THE New and Free Jacobson Flare Lite
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THE New and Free Jacobson Flare Lite

For some time, we've been asked to produce a NEW and FREE Jacobson Flare LITE: a simplified version, free of diagrams...
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No thanks … We are too busy! Does that ring any alarm bells?
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No thanks … We are too busy! Does that ring any alarm bells?

No thanks ... We are too busy! Does that ring any alarm bells? – It should. Many might argue that...
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NEW: TJF App Version 2.0.6 – with new Appendix G: Clear to Land – released 23 December 2021
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NEW: TJF App Version 2.0.6 – with new Appendix G: Clear to Land – released 23 December 2021

NEW: TJF App Version 2.0.6 – with new Appendix G: Clear to Land – released 23 December 2021 In early...
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Aim Point Comparison Calculators for True Professionals
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Aim Point Comparison Calculators for True Professionals

Aim Point Comparison Calculators for true Professionals Embedded within the Jacobson Flare App are 5 bespoke calculators. Two are designed...
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NEW: Quick Note feature for Jacobson Flare iPad users with iOS 15.1
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NEW: Quick Note feature for Jacobson Flare iPad users with iOS 15.1

NEW: Quick Note feature for Jacobson Flare iPad users - with OS 15.1 Our supporters who downloaded the original versions...
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Industry Influencer: David Jacobson – acknowledging Australian Aviation Magazine No 382 Aug-Oct 2021
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Industry Influencer: David Jacobson – acknowledging Australian Aviation Magazine No 382 Aug-Oct 2021

  Happy Landings   Would you care to experience that unsurpassed sense of accomplishment, derived from executing consistently beautiful landings,...
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The Jacobson Flare rounds-up the loose ends
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The Jacobson Flare rounds-up the loose ends

Whenever the subject of landings is discussed, the expression 'can of worms' often comes into the discussion. It's a term...
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Planning the final-approach commences at the end of it… NOT the start!
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Planning the final-approach commences at the end of it… NOT the start!

Planning the final-approach commences at the end of it... From the time that a student pilot 'escapes' the familiar bounds...
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Two pilots dressed for a fancy-dress party, in a cow-suit .. or .. What controls what, on final?
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Two pilots dressed for a fancy-dress party, in a cow-suit .. or .. What controls what, on final?

Two pilots dressed for a fancy-dress party, in a cow-suit .. or .. What controls what, on final? Do you...
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The Jacobson Flare self-corrects for just about everything
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The Jacobson Flare self-corrects for just about everything

Simple triangulation means that the Jacobson Flare self-corrects for just about everything The innovative and long-proven Jacobson Flare owes its 1965...
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