Retro-Aero Hangar Hangout Check Pilot Dale

Since my Dad liked telling stories, today I share one of my own. And I also realize just how long I’ve been a CFI. It’s far longer than I realized. Our Sponsors: Tailwheel Academy. If you are in need to learn the skills to staying alive while flying, a spin endorsement, tailwheel endorsement, or a need a tailwheel ferried somewhere ... Read More

In this episode we say goodbye to my Dad.  RAE9: Goodbye My Dad

Today we continue our discussion with my Dad, who discusses his first solo. That day, he did a hammerhead at 10 feet, crashed, straightened a prop, and still managed to solo. Our Sponsors: Tailwheel Academy. If you are in need to learn the skills to staying alive while flying, a spin endorsement, tailwheel endorsement, or a need a tailwheel ferried ... Read More

The OG of OG and CFI of CFI’s, my Dad, shares his “Ah-Hah” moment while teaching a WWII PTSD student. Fortunately, all ended up okay, but it involved flying between hangars, instead of in to them (which he considered) and how that pilot still solo’d that very day despite his many challenges. Also, he established that all Solo students should ... Read More

Dale shares his RE-“Ah-hah” moment along with a Kathryn’s report of an accident that is the perfect example of one of the FAA’s “Hazardous Attitudes”. Our Sponsors: Tailwheel Academy. If you are in need to learn the skills to staying alive while flying, a spin endorsement, tailwheel endorsement, or a need a tailwheel ferried somewhere within the United States, call ... Read More

My Dad was a CFI during a rather different era of aviation. In this podcast, I share one of my Dad’s emails about his “Ah-Hah” moment in learning how to fly, and how that knowledge still applies today. Our Sponsors: Tailwheel Academy. If you are in need to learn the skills to staying alive while flying, a spin endorsement, tailwheel ... Read More