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What Can You Do With A Private Pilot License? (5 Fun Topics)
Things to do after you get your private pilot certificate.
Are Pilots Afraid Of Turbulence? (4 Bouncing Facts)
I taught a lot of pilots how to fly in weather throughout my days flying FAR 135 operations and I was often asked, “Are Pilots Afraid Of Turbulence?” Turbulence while flying is uncomfortable and can cause unnecessary anxiety to all aboard. Are Pilots Afraid Of Turbulence? No, pilots are not afraid of turbulence. Some pilots … Read more
Are Small Airplanes Safe? (6 Things to Consider)
Throughout the years I have been asked the question “Are Small Airplanes Safe? If you simply look at the statistics for small airplane accidents you will definitely see accident rates in these types of airplanes are much higher. Considering that the airlines last year had zero fatalities it is pretty obvious that the small airplane … Read more
How Do I Become A Pilot? (Learning To Fly)
So you wanna be a pilot OK, what do you need to do? First, you gotta be healthy. A pilot has to be healthy, there’s no question about that. Then you have to have the desire. And I don’t mean a wishy-washy thought! I mean seriously, learning to fly is fun but get it done. … Read more
The determination to learn to fly
The method I chose to use for learning. By the time I had finished college, I had read the book “Think and Grow Rich by “Napoleon Hill” several times so I wasn’t unaware of Hill’s statement that “desire is the key” and I had a fever to learn. After waiting two years from my flying … Read more
The Start of my quest to fly aircraft
I love airplanes. I have always loved airplanes. Since I was a little boy. I was lucky enough to be invited onto the flight deck of an airplane when I was 5 or 6 years old flying from Spokane Washington to Kalispell Montana. My obvious fascination with the cockpit was not overlooked by the captain … Read more
My “Private Pilot’s License”
“First you do it” There’s a short poem by “Mason Williams” that he published back a long time ago and it goes like this. “First, you do it then you do it for fun, then you seriously do it, and then you’re done” I love airplanes. I have always loved airplanes even as a little … Read more