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The Garmin 796 – A Pilot’s Best Friend

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:09:56 +0000

Chris Oquist is a private pilot and web developer at Banyan Pilot Shop in South Florida. He is an avid blogger and article writer whose expertise includes the Garmin 796. As an aviation enthusiast, Chris is passionate about sharing his knowledge on all-things-aviation.

When it was first released in late 2011, they gave users no compelling [...]

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Not paying your pilots can be deadly

admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:20:44 +0000

“Human Factors” statistically has contributed to more than 70% of all commercial aviation hull loss accidents. Initially human factors were considered strictly a flight operations issue, which is now classified as “Pilot Error”, but now include the aircraft maintenance, air traffic control operations and few other areas. You can read more about Not paying your pilots can be deadly appeared first on Learn to Fly an Airplane.

Flight Training for Free? How?

admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:43:42 +0000

The other day I wrote a post about how you can pay for your flight training in case you are not able to obtain student loans. Getting a student loan for professional pilot training used to be much easier until about a few years ago. Well, they were [...]

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James – working on getting his CFI for FREE!

admin — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:19:38 +0000

I have written posts here about how to pay for your flight training in the absence of student loans and government grants. James is a commercial pilot and has been trying to get a student loan to pay for his CFI, [...]

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How to pay for your flight training?

admin — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:07:04 +0000

Ever since the US economy went haywire in mid 2008, it has been almost impossible for most us here in the US to obtain a student loan to pay for the flight training. It used to be much easier before. There were various options available to most; like the Sallie Mae, US Bank, Bank [...]

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Louis Zamperini: The Airman Who Could Not Be Broken

admin — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:33:40 +0000

Unbroken is the story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II airman whose B-24 bomber was shot down in the Pacific Ocean. Laura Hillenbrand, who also authord Seabiscuit, goes to great lengths to paint an incredible portrait of this pilot’s courage and resilience.

Zamperini was an avid runner before joining the Air Force. In college [...]

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Why should you chose aviation industry?

admin — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:00:24 +0000

When the aviation industry first took off a few decades ago, it was considered one of the most prestigious and glamorous industries to work in. The pilots took pride in flying powerful machines at staggering heights of 30,000 feet while air stewards took pleasure in serving passengers. Most of these practices remain the same even [...]

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Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Meet the World’s First Deaf Instrument Rated Pilot
World’s First Deaf Instrument Rated Pilot, Stephen Hopson. He is Private Pilot with an IR, and he is deaf since birth!

Airline Pilot Jobs scenario

iflyasa — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:50:48 +0000

Pilot Jobs – The Ever Changing Market
Guest Post by Matthew Keegan

If you are from India, and looking for Pilot Jobs in India, then you should read the other post. If you want to work as an airline pilot, and looking for airline pilot jobs, then continue [...]

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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

IASCO in Napa and Redding, CA needs Flight Instructors
Flight instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, and ground instructor training, refresher, reinstatement and mentoring.

I want to be That Guy

iflyasa — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:16:18 +0000

This blog is about General Aviation and Flight Training. So far I have been writing about flying lessons in an airplane, as this is what I have been involved in as a professional pilot and flight instructor. Even though before I got into airplanes, I used to fly gliders. And during my own flight training [...]

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

What is an Accelerated CFI Training Course
Flight instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, and ground instructor training, refresher, reinstatement and mentoring.
Practical Risk Management for Night VFR Flight – an FAA Guide
As a Flight Instructor you would need to teach your students the practical risk management of night VFR flight, spatial disorientation and illusions
And here is a Video of how to fail your CFI Checkride
How to FAIL a CFI flight instructor or private pilot or commercial pilot checkride...watch a VIDEO!!

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Spin Training for CFI applicants
cockpit video of cfi course spin training

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

The Flight Instructor Who Gave Selflessly
A great motivational and inspirational story of a deaf student pilot and his selfless and generous flight instructor.What a great way to start off a day! Read this....will definitely make your day too.

The Flight Instructor Who Gave Selflessly

av8er — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:24:44 +0000

Guest Post: By Stephen Hopson

Today I was going to write about the success of the “Flight to Hartford” project with my church (you can find it listed under my name) and tie it into the universal laws of attraction and giving. But something else came up, taking priority.

I just [...]

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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Top 10 ways to fail your CFI initial checkride
Ever wondered why the CFI check-ride pass rate is so low? Here is a list of top 10 reasons why CFI applicants fail their CFI initial checkride.

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Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

An Aircraft in each household – a dream or reality?
General Aviation 3.0, where we will see a changed infrastructure of aviation, and possible a Sport airplane in every garage. Airparks will become common sight.
CFI Course Training Equipment
Flight instructor, CFI, CFII, MEI, and ground instructor training, refresher, reinstatement and mentoring.