The deadline for ADS-B is December 31, 2019. Are you ready? What’s your answer? “I’ve already put in ADS-B” or “My aircraft doesn’t have an electrical system so I don’t need it” or “I don’t fly where a transponder is needed” or “I’m going to wait until the very last possible minute”. Let me rephrase …
Category Archives: Pilots
So You Want to Become a Pilot?
Congratulations on wanting to be a pilot! Before you begin your flight training you need to be very aware of one sobering fact: only two out of ten student pilots will earn their private pilot license. During the heyday of general aviation, 1950’s – 1960’s, there were about two million certified pilots in the United …
Spitfire: The Plane That Saved the World
Tubi is a free online TV and movie service which has a sizable documentary section. If you haven’t noticed from some of my logos, I’m a P47 Thunderbolt! man, however, the Spitfire is definitely my cheat. This was a wonderful documentary that did the plane, designers and the pilots, both men and women, who flew …