Where Do Accidents Come From?

When you read about an airplane accident, it’s easy to say, “I would never make that mistake” but usually, those accidents aren’t a result of one glaring obvious misstep, but a series of smaller decisions that culminate disastrously. This...

Summer Is Coming

As the days get longer and the weather warms up, this is when we start thinking about doing some real flying and even some cross-country trips. However, we also need to remember some of the issues with summer flying here in the Southeast- this semitropical climate...

Beechcraft Sierra Now In Fleet!

CHS Flight School is happy to announce the addition of a new airplane in our fleet, a Beech Sierra. N953ER is a spacious 4-seat airplane with a cruise of 130 knots, so it is a good cross country airplane. One of the best features though is that this is a complex...
Airplanes and Lift

Airplanes and Lift

When I was teaching at Comair several years ago, a couple of my well-read colleagues decided to leave the approved syllabus and explain to their students the real story of dynamic lift, that magic that makes an airplane fly. Unfortunately, the restrictions of a Part...
We Have Changed Our Name!

We Have Changed Our Name!

You may have noticed that we have changed our name from Charleston Flight School to CHS Flight School. It was pointed out that we may be confused with another flight school with a similar name and we really didn’t want that. We are easily the largest and busiest...
Calculating Your Weight & Balance

Calculating Your Weight & Balance

We are so used to loading everything up into the SUV and driving off without a thought that it can surprise us that we can’t do the same thing in an airplane, but it’s true- airplanes are weight restricted and those restrictions are ignored at your great...