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Entries from August 2007

Tech Advanced Aircraft

August 25th, 2007 · No Comments

More importantly: How do I work all the stuff in my fancy new airplane? I will not deny the fact that I’ve been a slight computer geek for most of my recent life. I grew up around computers and can’t remember life before cell-phones and email.What does this mean for aviation? For starters…let’s take a […]

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Tags: Flight Instruction

Aviation Education Initiative

August 21st, 2007 · No Comments

I’ve made some progress in my research/thought organization over the past week or so and have started focusing on a nonprofit structure to build a Sonex.
Mission Statement Brainstorm:
The Aviation Education Initiative is a nonprofit created to provide hands-on learning opportunities to the local community. We aim to form a venue for experienced members of the […]

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Tags: Build to Fly, Inc. · Builder's Assist

I can fly an airplane?

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

We’ve all looked to the sky and strained our necks towards the distant drone of an airplane. Somehow things change once you’ve actually been behind the controls of one. Despite barely catching a glimpse of a plane cruising by at some unknown altitude, you can’t help but wonder the details of the journey, the […]

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Tags: Private Pilot Logbook · Flying Experiences

Sonex

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

After countless hours of research accumulated over the past two years and visits to numerous fly-ins and air shows; I may have settled on a kit plane to build first. Obviously I would love to start on 5 kits at a time, but lets be realistic.  My first plane needs to fit the following criteria:

Easy […]

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Tags: Builder's Assist

Experimentals

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

My hope is to find a niche in experimental-specific flight training. Either providing flight instruction in planes i’ve helped build, or helping to provide transition training to specific kit planes.
This is also currently the only way to teach in a gyro, which is high on the list of ratings i’d like to add to my […]

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Tags: Flight Instruction