Pilot Training

I was frustrated by the comments on Facebook from a concerned potential student who posted the question “What does it cost to get a private pilot license?” The answers ranged from “You’re soul” to something like “It’s too expensive, just forget it.” Let me tell you. Becoming a pilot is a right of passage into … Read more…

You’ve likely seen it on the news, on June 5th, 2017, President Trump has announced that he plans to privatize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control (ATC). What does that mean and why does it matter? Let me provide my limited perspective from what I know and I welcome debate and corrections for … Read more…

    I took a photo of my kids’ fidget spinner, but by now you’ve probably seen one. This article is aimed mostly at students, teachers and parents, so I thought I’d include a photo for reference. It also happens to be useful to pilots, because that’s sort of my thing. First let me start off … Read more…

About 10 years ago, I set out to write a book. It sort of started as a family joke when I was a kid and my maternal grandfather proclaimed, “If I wrote a book about my life, I’d have to sell it as science fiction!” Over the years, I amassed a number of interesting stories and … Read more…

As a flight instructor, we routinely inundate our students with emergency procedures. File a flight plan, carry appropriate survival gear and equipment, properly preflight and check all systems, use your seatbelt, fly the airplane first, aviate, navigate and communicate, find the best place to land clear of obstacles, use emergency checklist if time permits, crack … Read more…