Happy Independence Day everyone! I hope you had a relaxing long weekend. Instead of taking to unwind, this holiday I took and passed the commercial pilot written exam. My celebration started on the afternoon of the 5th. The process of becoming a pilot and advancing in licenses and ratings is different for everyone. I have […]
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Neil Peart was the drummer for the band, Rush. He was an avid motorcyclist and wrote many books about his travels. In Far and Wide, he is quoted as saying he is happiest when he is riding and he is happiest when he’s done riding. This is exactly how I feel about flying. With any
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After learning to fly in Fullerton, CA with Fun Outside, I wanted to keep flying and started to consider my options. Having the opportunity to own a plane for the first time sounded exciting but expensive. I started comparing different ways to stay flying and here’s what I came up with. The easiest answer I
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A friend recently passed his private pilot checkride and while we were debriefing, he told me he was going to jump right in to his IFR training. It reminded me of the conversation I had with my CFI after passing my checkride a few years ago. He told me to take the time to appreciate
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I was fortunate to get the position as a summer intern at FunOutside during the summer of 2023, it made the summer one of the best I’ve had. In the beginning, I had the impression that my summer was going to be once again dull as I thought that the internship was going to replace
By Gabriel R. High School Student in Fullerton, CA Working with FunOutside this summer has been one of the best decisions I have made so far.Currently, I am completing a 150-hour internship under the mentorship of Garrett, and so far ithas been an incredible learning experience. From the moment I emailed him he was veryenthusiastic about
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Do you like to watch the NFL? I do. I look forward to fall and winter Sundays and even if I’m not invested in a particular game, I will have it on in the background while doing other things. That is, of course, if I’m not flying. When I’m training, that tends to take top
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If you’re a pilot, you know how serious pilots and controllers take their responsibilities. When we talk on the radios, we’re all business. In fact, we’re taught to keep our requests and responses brief. The shorter the better. But this is the one time of year where the industry seems to allow its sense of
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It has always been my dream to become a commercial pilot for either American or Delta. I took up an internship here at Fun Outside hoping to gain valuable experience and hard skills that could help me progress toward this goal. Only two days into the internship, Garrett approached me and my fellow intern Klaus
When I was a student pilot learning to fly in Fullerton, I gained a unique perspective. Work kept me busy during the daylight hours and during the winter it gets dark earlier. So, the majority of my flight training was at night. If you review the requirements to obtain a private pilots license, you’ll recall
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