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Flight Review: Getting Back in the Cockpit after 5 Years

Flight Review: Getting Back in the Cockpit after 5 Years

by matt | Blog, Flight Training on a Budget, Flying on a Budget

I recently saw a video that made me think about how long it had been since I had flown. I’ve embedded it below if you need a little motivational push today. The long and short of it is I hadn’t been in the cockpit for about 5 years. There were a number of...
Getting to Know Your Aircraft | Flying Friday

Getting to Know Your Aircraft | Flying Friday

by matt | Blog, Flight Training on a Budget, Flying on a Budget

I just read an interesting post over on Sporty’s blog called Getting to know your airplane. It’s not a huge post, but it did remind me of my flight training. The post contains a few suggestions for ways you can get to know your aircraft. If you have a few...
Glass Panels Don’t Increase Safety

Glass Panels Don’t Increase Safety

by matt | Blog, Buying Aircraft on a Budget, Flight Training on a Budget, Flying on a Budget, Homebuilt and Experimental Aircraft, Ultralights and LSA

I’m not sure if any of you saw Robert Goyer’s recent post, Function not Form, or Pia Bergqvist’s piece, Glass Cockpits Provide No Safety Benefit, Study Says, on Flying Magazine’s website, but you need to read one or the other. Both pieces were...
Aircraft Spotlight: Diamond DA20

Aircraft Spotlight: Diamond DA20

by matt | Blog, Buying Aircraft on a Budget, Flight Training on a Budget, Flying on a Budget

Late in my training my flight school transferred some aircraft to another location and picked up a new 2-place composite trainer, a DA20-C1 Eclipse. It is a slick looking little plane. I new that once I’d completed my check-ride I wanted to get checked out in...
I’d like to go on a true cross-country flight

I’d like to go on a true cross-country flight

by matt | Blog, Flight Training on a Budget, Flying on a Budget

I’ve recently come to the realization that I would like to make an epic flight. I was reading this article on AvWeb and it hit me how inspiring I found the idea of setting off across the country in an old and slow plane.  I really envy this guy. It’s...
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