I mentioned that I renewed my medical recently to confirm for the safety of the travelling public that I don't require a seeing-eye dog as well as a co-pilot in order to fly an airplane. The procedure
There are two types of instrument approaches called precision and non-precision.
Precision: A precision approach is able to guide the airplane in both the vertical (altitude) and horizontal (alignmen
...In Mexico! That was the phone call I made to the fiancee late last week. The IP and I flew down to Nogales, Az to satisfy my day/night VFR cross country requirement. We met up with one of IP's f
Total scanned: Two complete file drawers. All financial information dating back to 2003. A great deal of flying-related stuff dating back to 2001. All medical information dating back to 1993. Lots
As I procrastinate over my next "Day in the Life" entry about the ramp check and pre-flight prepartions, here's an hilarious video someone sent me. Funny and ironic:
Over the past couple of months, I had two exceptionally good experiences with aviation-related businesses, and one exceptionally bad one. As a service to my fellow owners, I’m going to name the
as i am preparing for my checkride tomorrow by continually going through my flows, profiles and callouts in my head, it hits me again that this is what the rest of my life will look like: always prepa
It’s half past two in the morning here in Montreal. I have been up and about since 6:30 yesterday, and my batteries are in the red.
Why did I stay up so late? Well, a long long time ago I had an in
I was watching my log book carefully as I waited for the weather to clear and then, most frustratingly, waited for the plane to be in good working order again. Although I have to admit I was relieved
At home, our planes are stored in heated hangars when we aren't flying them. We pay a fairly hefty amount of rent for the privilege, but it's better than keeping the planes outside in the cold and in
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The flight test that I have booked this Thursday might just be a go!
The weather looks "decent" and could quite possi
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