Tips from the CFI

I have written down several things for students and friends over the past few years.

Articles by Malcolm Dickinson:

	Choosing a flight school and flight instructor
	Information about flight training near New York City
	Tips for student pilots
	The why and how of VFR flight following (traffic advisories)
	Tips on Lake Aircraft
	Tips on Comanche Aircraft
	Volunteer Flying
	Safety briefing given to Westchester Flying Club
	Article on FAA Certificates and Ratings
	Pilot Preparation memo for members of Civil Air Patrol
	Q & A: Age and pilot training How to get flight following frequencies What you can do with a commercial pilot certificate How to get information on private airfields Steps to getting a flight instructor certificate Cost of a seaplane rating in a Lake

Other resources of value to student pilots:

	Articles by Eugene Whitt, CFI, a very thoughtful flight instructor
	FAA form 8710-1 available from the FAA for downloading and printing
	The FAA's list of the most common errors on form 8710-1
	CAVU Co.'s FAA forms programs, which allow you to fill out FAA forms on computer ($)
	American Flyers' page of instructions on how to fill out the 8710-1

Speech given by Captain Al Haynes, pilot of United Flight 232 (Sioux City)

My qualifications (aviation resume)