So most (all) General Aviation aircraft electrical power is going to provided by an alternator, although on very old aircraft yo =u may find the original equipment was a generator. Often these older generators have been upgraded to an alternator. On smaller jet engines however there is a neat trick you can exercise where you can use a generator “in reverse” as an engine starter. So for the full details on Generators and Alternators I wrote this article.

There was a period when the idea of Altitude Critical Areas was a hot topic of conversation. Maybe I don’t move in the right circles these days, but I don’t hear about them much. This article tries to provide some information onwhat they are and how to use them.

If you gather more two or more pilots together eventually the conversation comes round to the topic of Logging Pilot Time. You’ll probably be able to create as many opinions on this topic as you have pilots, but this article is an attempt to provide some guidance. It’s an old article however, and while I don’t think the regulations on logging time have changed, the interpretation of those regulations via FAA Chief Counsel opinions may have changed the details.