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No writeup yet.12-27-2006 - Cassville, Wisco

Not to brag or anything...before today I had taken five FAA written tests so far (PPL, AGI, IGI, IRA, CFII). Today I took my sixth (CFI), and got the lowest grade yet; a 91. I suppose I can live wit

I took a few pics on Saturday. One of the photos was on final for runway 33. It's almost exactly the same as the photo I took during the spring. There is one big difference though, The new tower! You

Yesterday I began work on the vertical stabilizer. Every time I start a new assembly on the RV-7 I am amazed at this matched hole technology. Every hole is precisely where it needs to be and everyth

They Obviosly Didn't Have An Emergency Checklist

I don't often fly with pilots more experienced than myself. When I do, I go into sponge mode, carefully observing everything the pilot does and how they handle the aircraft. I may make notes

We had our aviation Chritmas party last night. I think it was a great success. Unfortunately, we were expecting 40, and only 28 showed up. The party was exactly the kind of party I wanted it to be.

Dr. Chien answers email questions questions on medical certification with Hypertension and Deep Venous Thrombosus. Atenolol

edit: I forgot to give credit to my father in law for forwarding this to me.

Flying Parallel With Company ATR42 on Decent into a Different Northern Mine

Oh that was bad. That's my mother's sense of humor coming out.

Husband has decreed that I'll be the "acting" PIC (without of course being PIC since I'm just a lowly student) on the trip to

I've said it before and I'll say it again -- I can't imagine doing primary training without living with a pilot!

One of the books in the reading room, I noticed the other night, is

Friday rolled around and it was time to go to Las Vegas. Weather...check. Flight plan...check. Serendipitous babysitter scheduling...check.

A few hours before departure, my mother agreed to

Torp - Kristiansand

I was eventually going to Kristiansand myself, but since I got a chance to get some experience in long navigation flight, I hopped on. I did, of course, bring my camera

The ritual for a pilot's first solo is for the instructor to cut the back out of their shirt and autograph it with their name,

If you’re flying into Reagan National here’s a couple of tips if you want to get a few good photos of our nation’s Capital. When arr

Current as of 12/17/2006 (bold = done, red=working on it):
At least 250 hours of flight time as a pilot that consists of at least:100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50 hours must be in a

It’s been a busy week-end, and it’s not even finished! Friday morning I drove to Ceders for my first flight in 2 months. The plan was to take Nigel in a 152 and go practise the “S” manoeuvres

I have more than 1500 hours in various iterations of the BO 105 shown in this video that lifetime friend

This is pretty funny. Except for the part where it perpetuates an unwelcome stereotype. But the rest of it is funny.

Flying Parallel With Company ATR42 on Decent into a Different Northern Mine

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...


I have no idea where to begin.

Last weekend, hunting season came to a close here in New South Montucky. As an avid hunter and outdoorsy type of person I have enjoyed my time traipsing around the countryside with my guns in tow. Thi

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