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I have 50 days before my BFR is due. I have booked in a BFR with head instructor at the Waikato Aero Club Roger. I think I'll need one more practice flight

It seems that reader John is geographically knowledgeable. He promptly guessed the IFR Pilot's wh

When doing some research on what are some of the factors that affect Vmc, I came across this excellent document. The

Every pilot has heard it at some point that a Private Pilot's License is just a license to learn. Although the statement is a bit of a cliché, it is a very valuable statement. Paul Craig's book "The

Every pilot has heard it at some point that a Private Pilot's License is just a license to learn. Although the statement is a bit of a cliché, it is a very valuable statement. Paul Craig's book "The

May is my annual training month, so after a short, two day domestic trip, I set out for MSP f

Today I’ll take you behind the dashboard. Not one of a plane, but the dashboard of this blog. Even with a motto aw wide as “General Aviation and Aviation in General”, producing one p

I think the increase in fuel prices is probably keeping most pilots' wives awake at night at the moment (and naturally, their husbands, too).

Of course, it's been a problem for a while; ev

"2002 and 2003 was the first time we responded to terror attacks by doing something they REALLY don't want us to do. We cold-bloodedly and effectively brought democracy and freedom to two Islamic coun

With all the activity surrounding my ferry flight, I've had precious little ti

i flew a longer xc (cross country) yesterday with another new(ish) pilot switching seats after each leg. we did:
JYO (leesburg) - LKU (louisa) - JGG ( williamsburg) - RMN (stafford) - JYO.

About the time Blogger autoposts this timestamped entry, and if the surface winds are low, a man named Michel Fournier is riding a balloon-lifted capsule, preparing to jump out 130,000 feet above sout

Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #82 "Don't Be Stupid"