A simple trick to convert from Zulu Time to your local time. Same trick works for finding a runway. “Imagine a clock”

A quick rundown of important altitudes to remember. Sorry, no images on this pod-cast...

Staying ahead of the aircraft can be as simple as keeping your cockpit free of clutter and limiting what you're searching for while flying. Here are a few suggestions.

Knowing the instruments is very important. These are the instruments in the Diamond DA-20 that I fly. You can look at the instruments as items that must be referenced on a checklist or as tools to understand how the aircraft is behaving. Here I try to make a connection between each instrument and what is important about each instrument.

Some information may be wrong or incomplete. That’s fine. The purpose of these notes is to get to the bottom line of the thing being discussed. It is not my goal to be a CFI. However, if you find that anything I’ve said is wrong or out of date, let me know and I’ll make corrections.