Friday, July 31, 2009

The iPhone addict

Dispicable even with airplanes everywhere I find my self locked into
the Matrix. As always great picture Mark

Good Luck Guys

Took this one over the Nimitz today in the VFR coridor pretty awesome
what's in our backyard everyday

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Pretty cool

From The New York Times:

Pilots Re-enact First Powered Flight Over Channel


The pilots were marking the centennial of the historic crossing of the English Channel by the Frenchman Louis Bleriot in 1909....

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/world/europe/27plane.html

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

The above is the tail to a pretty cool Cessna 120 that a previous student is now interested in buying. This represents one of the coolest things about being a CFI the ability to change peoples lives. I gave this student his tailwheel endorsement no small feat in this day in age, we did it in a 47 Aeronca Champ that had heal brakes, needed a hand start, and if you pushed the throttle to quick your engine would fail. In two words... Old School. We putted along and had our not so glorious moments but there was no better feeling for him or I on that last wheel landing with one wheel on the ground into the wind and the tail soaring triumphantly 3 feet above the ground. It was his moment, an awesome one and now that he's looking for more, more moments in time with a tailwheel where you feel that you are not only flying but that you are really a pilot. As nearly any pilot will tell you that has flown one go get some tailwheel training it will make you a better and a more appreciative aviator. As always happy flying and see you up there.

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Flight instructing can and should be a good thing. More then anything I feel it is a tremendous privlege, today we are taking up some friends from out of town one of whom is a flight instructor. Everyone in attendance has smiles plastered on their faces and the excitement of an upcoming flight. Their is no competition, no better pilots, no anything but flying. And that is what a flight instructor should be, that is what we should bring to the table everyday with our students. We flight instruct because it is fun and something we feel we have the privledge to do, so if you ever need a CFI with a smile on their face just give us a call.

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Instructing