This isn’t my first blog, nor even my first time blogging about aviation. I’ve been writing about aviation since 2007, though those posts have been buried on my personal website and didn’t receive a lot of traffic. My posts have been about my experiences learning, teaching, and just plain flying. I’ve expressed my opinions on […]
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What’s This T-Route Thing?
When I first started flying, not too many small GA aircraft had GPS receivers. In fact, not that many people had a hand-held GPS either. Flying on an instrument flight plan almost always meant flying along victor airways. But times are a-changin’ and recently—as in within the last ten years—we started seeing blue lines on […]
Where Should You Intercept the Glide Slope
As instrument pilots, we are taught how to intercept and follow a glide slope during our instrument training. Whether an ILS or LPV, there’s little debate about whether to intercept from above or below. We always want to intercept from below. But the question of where along the approach course to intercept is often debated. […]
Can I Be Paid To Fly?
So I’m a commercial pilot now. That means I can be paid to fly. That sounds awesome! Finally, my hobby can start making a little money to make up for all the cash I’ve sunk into it over the last ten years. Maybe I can even turn it into a nice little side gig for […]
So That’s What It’s All About
I finally started using my CFI certificate today. I’ve done some ground training, but nothing formal, and up until today, my scheduled training flights had been canceled for various reasons. So today I finally got my feet wet by giving a BFR and doing a checkout flight for the club’s Archer. The executive summary is: […]