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Jamie Beckett

A different kind of scholarship

By Jamie Beckett · April 30, 2019 ·

If just 10% of active CFIs took on the challenge of training one student a year for free, that could result in as many as 5,000 new pilots each year.

Better is better

By Jamie Beckett · April 23, 2019 ·

Learn to Fly Here sign

Thirty years ago, after wasting an inordinate amount of time and money at a series of local flight schools, I moved more than 1,000 miles away in my quest to become a professional pilot. In less time than I had already invested in getting my private pilot certificate, and for an amount of money that […]

What you don’t know…

By Jamie Beckett · April 16, 2019 ·

You’re not cool if you fly off without the information you need to know before you go.

Snapshots

By Jamie Beckett · April 10, 2019 ·

The memories of friends and shared experiences are a big part of what life is all about.

Getting there

By Jamie Beckett · April 2, 2019 ·

When it comes to getting there, safety is my primary goal.

Fill that empty seat

By Jamie Beckett · March 26, 2019 ·

An empty seat is a wasted opportunity.

Why vs. why not

By Jamie Beckett · March 19, 2019 ·

What is the point of not providing services to customers in a business that is entirely based on customer service?

The building blocks of innovation

By Jamie Beckett · March 12, 2019 ·

They dreamed big, tinkered often, learned to accept failure as a lesson in what not to do, and dreamed some more.

Shaking the bent metal blues

By Jamie Beckett · March 5, 2019 ·

As PIC your job is not to save the airplane. Your goal is to secure the safety of your passengers and crew.

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