Local Aviation Expert John Tenney comments on the Southwest Airlines Incident at Orlando International Airport where an aircraft attempted to take off from a taxiway

Every year the Florida HRS* would do a low level survey of nuclear power plants in the state. My flying club regularly got the contract, because Lenny always sold our services dirt cheap. I was… Low Altitude Survey and Oil Pressure

Single Engine Loss of Power On Takeoff – At Night November 18, 1990. I was regularly going back and forth to Ft. Myers for a family property project on Sanibel Island. This night I was… Single Engine Failure at Night

Too Many Legs in Too Many Days In July of 1996 I changed airlines from American Eagle over to Mesa / Florida Gulf. Many thought this was a lateral or even downward move, but in… Commuter Pilot. Fighting Fatigue

First Emergency as an Airline Pilot In late 1995 I was flying as a Shorts 360 FO for American Eagle / Executive Airlines out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was my first airline job.… My First Professional Engine Failure

The Importance of the Scan Every pilot learns to do “The Scan”. This is the act of reviewing all instruments and indicators in a repeatable sequence. It would include heading, altitude, vertical speed, airspeed, and… Situational Awareness – Part One

Can you use your reserve fuel? It was the evening of January 3rd, 1991. My friend and fellow CFI Billy was sitting with me in the Executive Air Center FBO at KORL. This guy walks… Can You Use Reserve Fuel?

Visiting the Formans in Tallahassee It was around the winter of 1989-90, and I had a reason to visit Tallahassee. I rented good old N739SK, a sturdy C-172N, from the CAP Flying Club and flew… Don’t Give Me Static

From Hero to Zero in 24 Hours Above is my new CAP name plate. I’ve lost the old one. It said CAPT John “Slug” Tenney. Yeah there’s a story behind it. Here’s how it happened:… From Hero to Slug