March, 2008

The Pilot as a Project Manager

I have just returned from a successful (we made it back) international trip. On the drive home I was thinking about how many individuals and people had to come together to make the flight happen the way that it did. These are people who were directly involved in the trip. I [...]

Free Weather Theory Course for Pilots

As reported in this month’s Flying Magazine, the National Weather Association (NWA) is offering a free online weather theory course.   It is designed to help general aviation pilots understand how weather theory affects flying.
When you go to their website (see links below) you will find they currently offer two “modules”  An introduction module and an [...]

Register to win the opportunity to fly a DC3 !

I don’t know about you, but I have ALWAYS wanted to fly a DC3. When I meet anyone who has a DC3 type rating, instantly they are an aviation god to me. That is probably the one airplane I haven’t had the chance to fly that I really want to. Maybe [...]

The Opps List

I was “stumbling” tonight and found a great website that I thought you would enjoy. But first, maybe I should explain what I meant by “stumbling” before you call my AME.
Stumble Upon! is a website and application that allows you by simpling clicking a button “stumble upon” new websites. It is kind [...]

Piston Prop Airplanes, CDs, Jets and Vinyl Records

I recently had a privilege to fly a Beechcraft Baron, a multi-engine piston aircraft made by Beechcraft (Hawker). That flight came as a result of the corporate jet I usually fly being in for some routine maintenance. After the flight, a friend said to me, “What did you think?” (comparing the two [...]

Make a custom map with aircraft range rings

I was given the task recently of creating a map with aircraft range rings centered on my home airport. We were comparing two different types of aircraft and wanted to see visually what extra destinations would be available to us with another aircraft. I mentioned making the map briefly in my previous post [...]

Register your 406 Mhz ELT with NOAA

This might be one of those things I’ll write about that everyone else is already aware of but did you know that you have to register your new 406 Mhz ELT with NOAA?  Apparently these new transmitters send out a lot more than just an anonymous distress code.  They also send out the serial number [...]

What is 85% Boeing Annual Wind?

So I’ve been thinking about buying a new Boeing 767. You know, just something to get up to the lake and back.
When Boeing sent me my informational brochures this past week, I decided to take a look at the range charts. Just to make sure it will make it to the lake (did [...]

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