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My
First Emergency... Sort Of It didn't happen TO me, but it was interesting |
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Being
a Flight Instructor A typical day on the job |
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The
Multi-Engine Rating Yet another credential I have little use for, but was interesting to learn. |
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My
Long, Strange Journey Into Aerobatics Ride along as I learn (slowly) to loop and roll. |
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How many people get to do their first aerobatics in jet fighters? Read along as I fly the MiG-15, T-33, and more! |
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Ego
in the Cockpit? A lesson learned in the L-39 jet. (Originially published in Fly Low Magazine, April 2004) |
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A
Professional Student Bob Briggs - king of type ratings. (Originally published in AOPA Flight Training Magazine, February 2005) |
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Hey, they're serious - I'm supposed to TEACH this stuff! |
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In a word: "Aghhhhhhh!!!!" |
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My brain hurt and I needed to sit quietly for a while afterward, but I passed! |
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Don't try this at home. Not even on your simulator. |
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Few people ever get a training flight as good as this. Actual IMC, NDB holds, F-16's, and some chicken & ribs! |
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Some of my experiences during my first year as a Private Pilot. |
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The big day! |
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Country Before taking the Private Pilot practical exam, student pilots must plan and fly a long solo flight. They don't always go perfectly... |
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Out of curiosity, I took an introductory helicopter lesson last year. The experience was unique and whet my appetite for another kind of flying. But those things are expensive! |
