Airmanship 2.0 is about pursuing excellence in flying. Listen as four renowned flight instructors share their combined wisdom to help you reach a higher level of flying proficiency. Learn practical tips for: takeoffs, crosswind landings, managing ATC, dealing with emergencies, weather planning, flying with passengers, and so much more.
Many pilots fly the same flights over and over and never expand their capabilities. Don’t fall into that trap. There are ways to break out from a flying rut and use “bucket-list” flights to make you a better pilot.
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10 Aug 2026
Checkride Traps
Checkrides are stressful. Discover the mistakes examiners see again and again, the strategies that make checkrides successful, and the lessons that really should be taught better. Then see how all of that might apply to your next flight review.
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3 Aug 2026
Passengers and Copilots
A great first flight can spark a lifelong passion in another person. If handled poorly, it can scare someone off for good. Hear how the most experienced pilots conduct a first airplane ride or lesson, and how they chose to involve an experienced right-seater.
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27 Jul 2026
Inadvertent IMC
Inadvertent IMC continues to kill pilots. Much has been said about avoidance, but that’s no help for a pilot who ends up in the clouds despite the best intentions. Explore how traditional escape maneuvers stack up against these alternatives.
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20 Jul 2026
Stalls, Spins, and Upsets
Because spins aren’t required for private pilot training, most pilots have never experienced one. Examine the importance of actual spin, upset, or aerobatic training. Consider its utility even if you only experience it once.
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13 Jul 2026
Embarrassing Mistakes
We’ve all seen video of pilots landing gear-up with the horn blaring in the background. Errors like this seem simultaneously unbelievable and inevitable. Hear the honest stories of mistakes that happened (or almost happened) and how you can prevent them.
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6 Jul 2026
Emergency Psychology
All pilots train for emergencies, but you don’t know how you’ll react until you experience one for the first time. Learn what made the difference from the war stories of pilots who got ambushed by Murphy and lived to tell the tale.
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29 Jun 2026
Engine Failures
Some engine failures end in off-airport landings and others end in disaster. The difference can hinge on how pilots prepare for the potential event. Reviewing where pilots go wrong during engine-failure practice is step one in better outcomes.
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22 Jun 2026
Non-Standard Runways
The textbook training for short, soft, and non-standard runways is a poor match for what pilots encounter in the real world. Learn practical tips for the real deal and how to avoid the gotchas of tricky, unfamiliar airports.
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15 Jun 2026
Nighttime Hazards
Flight at night, especially single-engine, brings special hazards. Plots often overestimate some of the risks while underestimating others. If you choose to fly at night, there are ways to mitigate the risks and maximize the experience.
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8 Jun 2026
Traffic patterns & non-towered ops
From pattern entries to best practices to self announce, there are few topics more contentious than pilot behavior in the traffic pattern—particularly at non-towered airports. Attention to a few essential details can maintain safety and help everyone get along.
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1 Jun 2026
Busy airports, airspace, and ATC
It’s said that if you understand the rules you can fly to any airport no matter how complex. That’s not how it actually feels in the real world. However, pilots can build a level of comfort so new airspace and airports feel like variations on familiar themes.
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25 May 2026
Go/no-go and continue/stop
Go/no-go decisions are hard. The decision to continue a challenging flight or end it is even harder because the pilot is already committed. There are ways for pilots to make better decisions when the balance between risk and reward isn’t obvious.
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18 May 2026
Issues with "the feet"
Many pilots have sloppy rudder technique (or none at all). See why pursing good technique matters—even If so many pilots routinely ignore the rudder and get away with it. Learn drills that help make coordination intuitive.
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11 May 2026
The last 500 feet
Let’s talk about the only mandatory flight maneuver: landings. Explore where pilots get sloppy, lazy, or just go wrong between the base-to-final turn and the moment when the airplane is ready to turn off the runway.
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1 May 2026
The first 700 feet
From the initial application of takeoff power, through rotation, to the first turn on crosswind or out of the pattern, some pilots have positive control … and others are along for the ride. Learn how to fix common problems in this critical phase of flight.
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