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  • 8 Williamsburg headed towards NYC to hook up with Barry M.

    Before I back fill you in on Craig's advent...o hook up with Barry M. We had a nice flight up the coast. Craig did a lan...south of NYC, Craig deserves a decent flight through one of the more spect...ch, he's done some pretty adventurous flights, solo and with a friend.Than...

  • Cross Country tools: (Equipment)

    From emails exchanged during my 48 state cross-country trip A partial list of elect...ning, sectionalchart display and quite a bit of weather information. Also have FlightGuide on the iPad I much prefe...

  • Tethering!

    Just an update to safety. On my last flight I leared the value of tethering. I was shooting one handed, flying  with the other when my Iphone dropped as I pressed the shutter button...

  • Topic 3: Leaving the pattern to early

    ...y The beginning of every flight is a mini-test flight.  You may think everythi...of the time it will be in the first few minutes.  A touch and...problems happen early in the flight. So don't be in a ru...engine out at any moment your flight, but even more so on takeoff....

  • Trike Flying over The Grand Canyon-- Oct 26, 2012

    ...26) was a nice day for a morning flight out of my home field at Lodi...aded the trike, fueled it up, pre-flighted it and in bed in the back o...p;It was a relaxing, hazy, smooth flight with light tailwinds past Bak...definite "gulp" sensation as you first fly over the canyon rim and th...

  • 6 an Earlier Report: Catching up with Craig:

    ...ore welcoming.The next day I got an early start and flew through SC and NC andlanded at Dare AP, right next to First Flight (KFFA). Rented at carand did a tour of the museum at First Flight and stayed in a motelright on...

  • Landing when you're not sure what the wind is doing

    ...e suspect a cross wind might exist?" - Anon. Answer: "First of all, have we done our plan...information with whatever resources are available to you on ATIS/AWOS/ Flight Watch/etc. What was the w...

  • The Number 1 Request from ATC

      The Number 1 Request from ATC Notice Number: NOTC4497 [Click on...hat when operating IFR or at an airport with a control tower or when using VFR Flight Following, including your cal...

  • Topic 1) fear of landing, no fear of takeoff

    ...his is from my own personal reflection. When I first learned how to fly, I thought...only to crash on them on their 2nd or 3rd solo flight.  These runways were ri...ng. Another guy flew into a canyon wall in the first month of solo flying. We need...

  • Buyers Guide: Personal Locator Beacons

      By Stephen...can take us places other travelers can only imagine.   But planning a flight far from the bustle of civili...