i haven't posted in a while because i'm spending a lot of time studying for my instrument written test. some of it i have down pretty well and then other parts not so much. i did 5 weeks of instrume
A few words about airport bathroom etiquette. Please don't talk on your phone while standing next to me at the urinal. Unless you're Larry Craig, the airport bathroom is not the place to close the d
If you have followed this site for any length of time, you’ll probably recall how Ask a CFI used to be forum based. In fact, it has had a forum feature on / off since 2001 when I registered th
It is that time of year again where pilots from around the world descend on an airport in central Wisconsin for a week long celebration of Aviation that is EAA AirVenture. Thousands of planes descend
The second part of my “flying week” will be in Geneva, to fly the new DA40s that the club acquired this spring. They are fitted with Thielert TDI engines and Garmin G1000 glass-cockpit, an
For almost two years, I have promised to take the wife to Honfleur in the plane. I have had it scheduled twice now and had to cancel both time due to weather or aircraft tech problems. The weather l
I saw a posting on Flyer Forum where the redoubtable ‘Timothy’ was debating whether the demand for him to talk about his solo flight to the north pole w
I did a long day's flying in Wyoming recently. I've never been very fond of Wyoming, but my
opinion is coloured by two facts, which may mean I'm not being fair to the state.
The first time I ever s
A few days ago, we decided we'd get out a DVD and have a nice evening in. We had that predictable 'his n hers' dispute over what sort of film to get. My husband favoured an action flick, but I wanted
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