Airmanship Series Customer Reviews

An absolute must for those of us who cann t get enough aviation. I use them everyday in someway. To me they they make me think in proble AND solution. I m not sure we can forsee every possible condition and or mishap but with these tapes I quickly try to get to the solution interesting the varied answers even within the pros. Good work aviators!!

I have the airmanship series of disks. I wanted to play the audio sections at the gym so I transferred the audio discs 1-4 to my IPod. I found it a bit annoying that the disks contained files named 1-4 on each disk rather than with a name. This made it hard to move on. Also, and this may be my inexperience with the IPod, the files tened to run to the end and repeat rather than going to the next selection. I did find the MP3 selections on another disk and after renaming the previoously mentioned files I deleted them and installed the MP3 ones. They work well but I still have the problem of them repeating themselves. As I said, this may be my fault, at least partly, but perhaps this will help others. RM

Hello all

I’m writing in response to your request for comments.

I have the basic airmanship series. So far I think it is great. I find no other way to get this valuable information, especially for us private pilots that only do like 100hrs a year. Not only it’s very interesting but the format makes it very entertaining and it could save my life some day. Finally let my congratulate you on the superb choice of experts, not only they are experts in the industry but they all have a great attitude.

The only thing I miss is material on basic training. I can see that the business proposition of these products is not basic training, but, again, especially for pilots that do not fly that much, a basic review of basic training would be great. At least for me, I review all my basic training materials several times a year. Maybe you can make a series focused on the biennial review, with basics of instruments, aerodynamics, weather and so for. You don’t even need experts for that.

Well that’s my personal opinion. This package is superb, it was a good purchase. I just wish I didn’t have to look somewhere else for basic training material in electronic format.

Congratulations for a nice product

-Alex

This takes absolutely nothing away from the ranks of proficient and dedicated CFI’s (a group which I hope to join , with pride) who turn aspiring aviators into pilots but during the infancy and perhaps one of the most critical points in our growth as aviators we often have very little or no access to mentors with the level of raw experience and understanding which the many experienced contributors to this invaluable workshop possess.

The information is presented in such a well thought out and organized manner that it actually becomes the listeners own common sense and we can truly make practical use of it without having to get into the possibly unsafe situations which may otherwise be an unfortunate way to come to this place of understanding.

It almost minimizes this tool to speak about the benefits as they are numerous and happen on so many levels but I must say that I can go through this workshop one hundred times and still find new insight or rather a new perspective from which I can connect to the information. It is highly distilled , very condensed practical wisdom which beyond just giving one information, allows one to benefit from experiences that we have not had . It will help us, as students and eventually professional or recreational aviators , to avoid unnecessary risks or potentially fatal situations as we can learn the sobering lessons of what is at stake and what truly happens when a pilot is not self reflective or does not properly diagnose and fix a problem whether that problem be within the pilot or airplane (and one point in this workshop that cannot be glossed over is that the fault usually lies with the pilot and not mechanical or ATC failure though these things happen as well).

One of the problems that I had when I first started training and a problem which I still have is one of organization. They throw 30 books at you and tell you to know everything and inevitably you find that you have been mismanaging your time and other resources. This program also addresses this issue , simply in its format and the way its presented. The logical flow of the conversations gives a great deal in terms of what area we should emphasize on the ground and in the air. If I can , as a future CFI present knowledge in this way I believe that I will be that much closer to doing my duty as a teacher to someone who puts their safety and money into my hands. One can learn a lot just from the manner in which these workshops are organized.

Since I can go on about the general value in terms of safety , proficiency and knowledge for hours , allow me to give a specific which I believe will illustrate my point. I had , until now thought of the descriptions of hazardous attitudes which pilots can have as quaint and quite frankly “lazy” explanations of the perspectives which can get a pilot in trouble (the irony that this in itself illustrates hazardous attitudes on my part is not lost on me). However one thing that I have learned so far from this program is that most of the information that we get must be taken with somber respect because it did not come from disconnected , pedantic researchers but from those in the field that have seen how the most simple of mistakes or how just a little mental laziness has had horrific results.

To give respect to the people who have died in pursuit of the furthering of aviation , we must , at the least benefit from the knowledge gained from these tragedies and much of the information in advisory circulars and elsewhere is taken straight from the scene of some of the most devastating events in aviation history. So it is not just in the air but on the ground where I have displayed the attitude of anti-authority , macho , invulnerability. I am sad to say that at one point or the other I have had all of the hazardous attitudes described in such resources as The Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge but I did not realize the importance of diagnosing and fixing these attitudes. If that is not done, then I am creating a link in the chain of events which can lead to disaster before I even drink my first cup of coffee.

If I get nothing else out this workshop than a new level of respect for every piece of information which my predecessors had no access to , it would have been well worth the time and money which I invested in this program , many times over. But this is only one example as I am just starting to use this program.

Lastly it is fun. I look forward to getting the time to get into these workshops. It is not tedious , it does not drag on it gets straight to the point and anyone who is interested in aviation will love this material. We retain so much more knowledge when it comes from a point of interest and this is one reason that I could already quote many parts of this program and still have problems with certain publications (which we all must read and know) that I have read multiple times. We make so many investments in our training , mostly necessary. But in terms of cost effectiveness I think it would be very hard to find something out there that delivers on the level that this product does.

I will stop here, again I could write an essay just on the benefits of this program and I say that with pure sincerity knowing that this will be understood by those who have the good fortune to come across these workshops. I want to thank all of you (Mr. Martens, Mr. Moran , Mr. Stewart,Mr. Nardiello, Ms. Parsons, Mr. Adelizzi ,Mr. Denstaaedt, Mr Robidoux and Mr. Mulligan) from the bottom of my heart for helping me become a safer and more knowledgeable aviator. I believe that I have been saved from some pretty awful experiences as I have now heard , from people of authority , the things which WILL get me in trouble if I am not active in avoiding certain situation and diagnosing particular attitudes and other factors which may undermine my ability to be a safe pilot. I say this , not even being halfway through the “Practical Airmanship “ series as I often listen to things more than once. I am very excited to get into the IFR series but I am in no rush because this is not material to gloss over it is to be listened to , thought about deeply and is eventually destined to become part of our own wisdom.

With Gratitude and Regards.

Raghav Singh