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

    ...rds NYC to hook up with Barry M. We had a nice flight up the coast. Craig did a lan...to just south of NYC, Craig deserves a decent flight through one of the more spect...s no slouch, he's done some pretty adventurous flights, solo and with a friend.Than...

  • Cross Country tools: (Equipment)

    ...map, Enigma GPS,iPad with Wing X Pro for the moving map, route planning, 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 but...

  • Topic 3: Leaving the pattern to early

    ...ly The beginning of every flight is a mini-test flight.  You may think everythi...you really get through the preflight checklist?  I continue t...e 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

    ...Friday (Oct. 26) was a nice day for a morning flight out of my home field at Lodi,...g at 8 PM. Loaded the trike, fueled it up, pre-flighted it and in bed in the back o...sunrise. It was a relaxing, hazy, smooth flight with light tailwinds past Bak...

  • 6 an Earlier Report: Catching up with Craig:

    ...rt 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 a general idea of what winds to expect at our landing site. Validate this information with whatever resources are available to you on ATIS/AWOS/ Flight Watch/etc. What was the w...

  • The Number 1 Request from ATC

    ...P_Briefing_Sheet_(December_20_2012).pdf Let's all remember that 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

    ...d crashes into fences, terrain etc.  I know two guys who bladed off runways on their property, only to crash on them on their 2nd or 3rd solo flight.  These runways were rid...

  • Buyers Guide: Personal Locator Beacons

    ...somewhere in the snow-covered mountains of Idaho, a light airplane can take us places other travelers can only imagine.   But planning a flight far from the bustle of civili...