New Zealand

On December 9, 2011, in Places To Visit, by admin

Everyone assumes that you have to be an experienced pilot before you can enjoy flying in strange and exotic places, but one place you can fly at any stage of your aviation training is New Zealand, where Rest New Zealand Tours and it’s aviation partners have created a number of packages called ‘New Zealand Sky [...]

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Portmerion as a GA destination

On June 26, 2011, in Places To Visit, by admin
A part of Portmeirion, the real-life filming l...

Portmeirion is Famous as the location for ‘The Prisoner.’ and is a great destination for Private Pilots.

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Planning a Day Trip from the Atlanta Airport to Warm Springs, GA

On June 14, 2011, in Places To Visit, by admin
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airpo...

The city of Atlanta has a lot to offer for visitors and residents to enjoy.  From family fun for all ages to superior shopping, dining, and night life, Atlanta has it all.  But, if you’re looking for great getaways there are also many area attractions within only a few hours of the Atlanta Airport.  One [...]

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Career in Aviation – 9 Pilot Certificates Explained

On June 14, 2011, in How To Get A Pilots License, by admin
The Potomac Conslidated TRACON.

There are millions of Persons around the world, who have learned to fly. Some of them do it just for fun, others use it as a way to travel to work and there are others who become career pilots to earn a living. If you are starting to do research on how to learn to [...]

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Private Pilot License: Understanding The Private Pilot Cost

On June 14, 2011, in How To Get A Pilots License, by admin
Sample FAA airman medical certificate.

If you have been looking around the internet on information about the cost of a private pilot license, I am sure you have seen some articles written by people who are not even in the industry and others written by private pilots who may have just received their private pilot licenses. Some of the information [...]

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Sport Pilot License vs Private Pilot License

On June 14, 2011, in How To Get A Pilots License, by admin
Front side of a United States pilots

Copyright (c) 2010 Travis Hull Those new to the aviation field may not understand the different pilot licenses available. Basically, there are two types of beginner licenses: the sport license and the private license. Of course, the type of flying you wish to do will dictate to a certain degree which license is best for [...]

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Aspen Avionics Books 1.5 Million in New Orders for Evolution Flight Display

On June 12, 2011, in Glass Cockpit, by admin
In-flight cockpit photograph for the Saudi Air...

(PRWEB) July 27, 2007 Oshkosh Aspen Avionics announced today from the EAA AirVenture Show in Oshkosh that it has received over 1.5 million in new orders for its innovative Evolution Flight Display product line. The Evolution Flight Display system, launched on Monday at the AirVenture show, is an affordable glass cockpit system for certified general [...]

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Flying to Oaxaca is Exciting: Seeing Hierve el Agua from the Cockpit of a Piper Arrow II Single Prop is Plain Exhilarating

On June 10, 2011, in Places To Visit, by admin
The "petrified" waterfall of Hierve ...

Alvin Starkman, M.A., LL.B. When Tom Penick emailed me and indicated that he would be flying to Oaxaca in his own airplane (actually co-owned with others), and that he wanted to see Hierve el Agua from the plane, I knew that if I could swing a ride with him it would be an experience I [...]

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How to Fly Using a Wingsuit

On May 13, 2011, in Places To Visit, by admin
Wingsuit flyer at Holland wingsuit boogies

To be able to fly like a bird has always been one of mankind’s archetypal dreams. In 1903, the Wright brothers achieved human flight by inventing the airplane. But human flight without the aid of some form of flying vehicle has never been achieved, up until recently. Today, because of the wingsuit, human flight can [...]

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Mid-air Collision Avoidance or how to avoid scary moments

Now don’t get me wrong, I assign no blame to anybody who’s been in a near-hit incident, you can take every precaution, and it can still happen. But that’s no reason to be fatalistic. There are lots of things you can do. But let me backtrack a bit. Once, long long ago, when I was [...]

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