Throughout an aviation career spanning 55 years and 24,500 hours, a pilot is bound to encounter some non-normal situations along...
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Trust your instincts : your very own, built-in Master Warning system
Nearly 30 years ago while suffering from sinusitis, I had been on a few days' sick leave. The lessons I...
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Uh-oh! : This runway / airstrip is uphill / downhill / undulating / longer / shorter / narrower / wider / lighter / darker
You've just learned to fly and proudly earned your PPL or CPL. Your home airfield was wide and flat :...
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“If you don’t know that something exists, you’ll never go looking for it” – Geoff Tually
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk. The Wright brothers had invented,...
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We all make mistakes. It’s how you recover from them that counts – Former A380 & B747 Captain Gary Gould
This is the third article in a planned occasional series, sharing the most memorable and treasured experiences, not only from...
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The best advice I was ever offered : from the best pilot I ever flew with
If you have ever read the epic 'Fate is the Hunter', by Captain Ernest K Gann, you will recall the...
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You’ll recover the cost of this app in just ONE LESS-NEEDED CIRCUIT
If you are considering downloading the unassailable Jacobson Flare app, please just ask yourself : 'How many circuits have I...
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Launch of Free Companion ‘Jacobson Flare News’ App
Welcome aboard the Jacobson Flare News app: 'Reflections on Landing' for iOS – and Android For some years, we have...
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**NEW** The Jacobson Flare App for ANDROID is NOW AVAILABLE
The Jacobson Flare App Version 1.0 for Android: Following the recent release of the Jacobson Flare Version 2.0 for the...
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** Just Released ** JF App V2.0 for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch – and Android
Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Users: Since September 2019, we have been working to obviate the sometimes inconvenient and...
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‘We’ve always done it this way! … What’s wrong with that?’
The 'Law of Primacy' in education is very powerful: What we are first taught on any given subject often creates a strong, almost unshakable impression.
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Don’t just take our word for it
This review, from Marc Santacroce, a CFI from the USA, was also posted on 3 February 2015, on our testimonials page, www.jacobson.flare.com/testimonials .
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Why inflict yesterday’s landing techniques on tomorrow’s pilots?
Of all manoeuvres flown in fixed-wing aircraft, the landing flare remains an enigma, It is usually the most precise flight...
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If you really want to impress another pilot with your landings, explain to them HOW you do it
It's a very natural thing ... for anyone ... to want to show your mates, your buddies, supervisors, or even...
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How to land a plane
A senior flight instructor once suggested that there are 3 or 4 steps required for a successful landing ... BUT:...
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Your students go solo in half the time … isn’t that bad for business?
Throughout my 50-year career as an Australian professional pilot (1965-2015), it was considered normal for civilian student pilots to attain...
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“The worst landing I ever completed was the one I never actually made”
Fortunately, no damage was done - the only thing that really took a hit was my ego. The simple fact...
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You’ll recover the cost in just one LESS circuit
How many circuits has it cost you, so far, to try and get the 'hang' of learning how to land...
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To all pilots who care 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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