EAA AirVenture—Here I come!

Arty Trost, May 31st, 2011

Rain, rain, rain…and more rain. Only a very few brief windows for flying. I try to keep myself from severe flying withdrawal by reading anything to do with flying and watching movies featuring great flying. Then the phone rings. A good friend of mine in Tennessee has bought a Maxair Drifter – from a friend of mine here in Oregon. He’s going to fly his new Drifter home instead of pulling on a trail. But he doesn’t want to do it alone. If he makes a detour to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh – do I want to fly along? Read More >>

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VFR Communications For New Pilots

Jason Schappert, May 12th, 2011

It's one thing to fly great, it's a completely different thing to communicate great on the radios. One stumbling block most new student pilots run into when learning to fly is how the heck to communicate on the radios not only to ATC but to other pilots in the uncontrolled environment.

This is something I've been covering quite extensively on my video flight training blog MzeroA.com. Based on the feedback we receive this is one area students want to excel in. Read More >>

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