Max Trescott - Feature Articles

It is my privilege to present regularly featured articles by Max Trescott on Flight-Training-Info.com as he is considered in the aviation and flight training industry to be the foremost authority on flight training in and piloting of Glass Cockpit equipped general aviation aircraft. Please do bookmark this page and check back often for updates!

About Max Trescott

Max Trescott is a glass cockpit guru. Initially a skeptic, he's now a champion of glass cockpits and their potential for increasing flight safety. He's authored "Max Trescott's G1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook," and developed the Pilot Learning website for the online delivery of training courses for the Garmin G1000. He's received CFI factory training at Cessna, Cirrus, and Columbia, and is a Cessna factory FITS instructor, Cirrus CSIP and Columbia 400i instructor. Max lives in the San Francisco Bay area and gives advanced avionics and glass cockpit training. He also travels on request to train elsewhere and to assist owners in bringing their new airplanes home.

UPDATE - March 4, 2008: Congratulations to Max Trescott, winner of the 2008 National CFI of the year award!!!

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Max was licensed to fly as a teenager. He earned degrees in Psychology and Electrical Engineering from Swarthmore College and an MBA from NYU. He worked for 25 years in sales, marketing and management positions for Hewlett-Packard and now devotes full time to teaching flying, speaking, and publishing aviation training materials.

He holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and is an FAA Gold Seal CFI. He is recognized by the National Association of Flight Instructors as a Master CFI. He's a past President of Los Medicos Voladores or "Flying Doctors", and regularly flew volunteer medical teams to Mexico in his Cessna T210. An avid writer, he publishes he Pilot Safety News, an online newsletter, and has authored flying articles at Avweb.com, InFlight USA magazine and the National Association of Flight Instructors Mentor magazine.

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New Cirrus Perspective for the SR22 - May '08

The Benefits of Glass Cockpit Aircraft - March '08

Glass Cockpit Training - Learn to Fly in a Glass Cockpit Aircraft - January '08

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