Not all flight instruction is good. Not all flight instructors are sharing beneficial information. Not every flight school is acting in your best interest.
Politics for Pilots
To unmuddy the muddiest of waters
The FAA has no rule, regulation, order, or policy statement that would prevent you, or anyone else from learning to fly at the flying club you choose to call home.
What’s the point?
These are exciting times. I hope you can find a way to be a part of the remarkable opportunities that are opening up — either as a student or a mentor. If you’re interested, there’s a place for you.
Confronting the fear factor
Fear is not the answer to any problem. Knowledge is where the light is.
Brace yourself, it’s gonna get weird
I’m in the camp that thinks aviation will ultimately prove to be the salvation of humanity
Droning on and on
Who else got a new drone for Christmas? There’s a few things you have to do before taking flight.
It’s hard, but it’s worth it
The training required to be a good pilot is hard, but it is worth it.
Considering the gravity of the situation
Do you need to understand the science of flight to be a good pilot?
Everything’s incremental
It’s one thing to run the wrong way past a zero balance in your checkbook. It’s another thing entirely to headbutt the earth at terminal velocity because you ignored the red line on your airspeed indicator.