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Flight Simulator and PilotEdge For IFR Training

Flight Simulator and PilotEdge For IFR Training

DISCLAIMER: I am not an instructor. Real flight training is necessary to maintain proficiency. I am in the middle of my Instrument Rating training. While the basics of instrument flying make sense to me, I still find myself jumbling up read backs, taking longer than I should to set up

Family Vacation: Maui

Family Vacation: Maui

Lahain Pali Trail Haleakala Sunrise Flying - Maui County Road To Hana Deep Sea Fishing Koko Head and Diamond Head Traveling With The LO Our family vacation this year was to Maui, HI so that we could visit family that recently moved to Honolulu. The trip was an amazing opportunity

Flying To The Coast

Flying To The Coast

The last opportunity we had to fly the family to the coast was back in November and the plane had a leaky fuel sump and kept us on the ground, so being able to finally make the trip in January was a treat. We originally had plans to be in

Pilots N' Paws

I recently had the oppurtunity to work with a pretty sweet charity organization: Pilots 'N Paws. They are an organization that pairs pilots who want to fly with dogs who need transport to their forever home. In many cases, these dogs are within hours of being put down and

Formation Flight Photoshoot

Formation Flight Photoshoot

Credit for these photos is to one of the other pilots I fly with. He did a pretty dang good job. About a week ago I was lucky enough to get to do a formation flight with the two planes from G4K Aviation, a Cessna 172 and a Piper Cherokee.

New Plane...New Airport

New Plane...New Airport

I stumbled upon a new plane rental opportunity a few weeks ago and was finally able to go and fly the plane. The gentlemen who is renting the plane originally had it listed on OpenAirplane (how I found it in the first place) and I had been trying to get