Start Here: A Flight Instructor's Guide to This Blog

Welcome to Flying Bobkat. I'm a flight instructor, and this blog is where I share what I teach in the airplane and the briefing room — organized so you can find what you need fast. Every post follows the same approach: the concept, how it's taught, the errors students commonly make, and what to expect on a checkride.

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Fundamentals of Instructing

How people learn, teaching methods, critique and evaluation, and the instructor's responsibilities. For CFI candidates and instructors sharpening their craft.

Basic Attitude Instrument Flying

Control and performance, instrument scans, straight-and-level, turns, climbs and descents, steep turns, and unusual attitude recovery.

IFR Regs & Procedures

IFR regulations and publications, ATC clearances and procedures, position reports, and logbook entries and endorsements.

Weather

Weather theory, weather products and where to find them, and building sound go/no-go judgment.

Navigation & Approaches

Intercepting and tracking, holding, and precision, non-precision, and circling approaches — from setup through landing or missed.

Emergency Ops

Lost comms, gyro and instrument failures, engine failures, and flying an approach when things go wrong.

Browse by Tag

Tags cut across categories: Checkride Prep for ACS-focused study, Common Errors for the mistakes I see most, Mnemonics for memory aids that stick, and ACS Updates when standards change.

New posts are added regularly. If there's a topic you'd like covered, reach out — the best posts start as student questions.