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The biggest airshow of the year is no doubt, EAA Airventure which takes place in Oshkosh, WI usually in the last week of July.  I have been attending for the past two years and it is great fun.  For any pilot, the trip is one you’ll never forget.  We fly there in two days and […]

So you’re a private pilot!  You’ve worked hard and passed your written exam.  You then fly all the necessary hours, paid all those rental fees and passed your checkride. Congratulations!  That was hard work.  Now what?  What things will you do with your new found wings?  Yeah yeah, you already know all about the $100

We believe the appropriate time to start using your checklists is the night before your next flight. 

Someone who is new to learning how to fly or has no background in aviation may think that getting pilot’s license is as simple as training and passing a test.  But that’s far from the truth.  In fact, being a pilot will put you in the mode of student for as long as you wish

My first ever flying lesson was a blast!  I was having such a good time that I didn’t even notice all the little details of things that were going on in and around me.  That day was definitely sensory overload.  I highly recommend it to anyone.  I will always remember the excitement I felt as

If you’re learning to fly, there are many considerations when choosing a flying school, an instructor, an airplane and an airport.  When it comes to which airport to choose, you’ll want to think about the benefits of towered airports versus non-towered airports.  Fullerton Municipal Airport in Orange County, California is an excellent learning airport for

Recently, I had a conversation with a flight instructor (CFI) and we debated whether flying slow or fast was better. If you ask anyone that’s thinking about becoming a pilot, they’ll probably tell you faster is better. If you’ve watched any flying movies, they can never go fast enough. But that’s not always the case.

Over the weekend, we were flying practice approaches around the So Cal basin in our Cessna 172 and it was quite hazy below 2500 feet.   That layer is in part caused by all the smoke from the fires to the east and north. We landed in Hemet-Ryan airport (KHMT) for a bit and saw the

It wasn’t that long ago that I approached Fun Outside Aviation and signed up for lessons.  I was green, I mean really green.  I didn’t know much about becoming a pilot but I sure did want to to try.  It took me about eight months to get my private pilots license.  When I look back