Classic Instructor

Steve Krog’s “Classic Instructor” column featured in EAA Sport Aviation, sharing tips and expert advice on flight training, pilot proficiency, and, of course, tailwheel flying.

Transferring Knowledge

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I wrote an article several months ago about the lack of common… Read more
Tailwheel Flying

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I’m currently working with several young students. One is just beginning… Read more
What’s All the Talk About Proficiency?

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Proficiency. We all talk about it when gathering in informal pilot groups,… Read more
An Instructor Wears Many Hats

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. One evening after a day of flying, several local pilots and… Read more
Girls Can Fly Day

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. It is early March as I write this, and March is the… Read more
Passing the Private Checkride

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Those of us who have been flying for more than two… Read more
Chasing Airspeed

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. One of the most common mistakes seasoned pilots and student pilots… Read more
Approach and Landing

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the February 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I recently attended an FAA safety seminar. The topic was “Stabilized Approaches… Read more
Was I Wrong?

By Steve Krog, EAA 173799 This piece originally ran in Steve’s Classic Instructor column in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Are straight-in approaches good or bad? This sometimes becomes a hot topic… Read more