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Why Buy An Airplane?
I started talking about buying an airplane in the middle of last year. I didn’t know for sure what it would take to buy one, I just knew why I wanted to buy one. People out there have a number of reasons that they go with buying an airplane, and my reasons are probably pretty […]
February 10, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on Why Buy An Airplane?
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Started Instrument Ground School
On January 16th, I started instrument ground school with one of my former private pilot instructors, Rick Payne. Though I had written last time about the many options I had for ground school, after talking with him, he became my first choice. As a CFII, He’s got the knowledge and the skills to get me […]
February 9, 2016 / Jason / Comments Off on Started Instrument Ground School
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Instrument Ground School Options
I’m about to start school again. This time, it’s to continue improving my skills as a pilot and gain the ability to fly in the clouds. Living in the Northwest, this is still optional, but for what I eventually want to do, it’s a requirement; as the local weather tends to almost always be overcast. […]
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Year One As A Licensed Private Pilot
One year ago today, I accomplished a huge dream of mine and became a licensed private pilot! A dream that took four years to accomplish once I started, but not for a lack of trying, but because it was one of many hobbies competing for my time and money. In those four years, I changed […]
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PPL Written Exam – Take 2
I didn’t go flying today, but instead, I’m writing about my second time taking my Private Pilot Aeronautical Written Exam. The first time was almost two years ago, which means, that I had to take it over as I needed to finish my practical exam before 24 calendar months after I finished my written. That […]
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Bummer…
On Tuesday, my instructor dropped a bomb of realization on me that I am not going to be able to finish my pilot license before having to retake my written exam (so August 23rd). BOOM! That wasn’t the news I wanted to hear. I went back to work quite bummed, however after thinking things over; […]
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Back Again
My last post on here was at the end of September in 2013. The day I left on a trip around the South Pacific. Since then, I went to ten countries, came back to Portland, and started a new job at GE Aviation.
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There’s Always Next Year
The last couple months I made a huge effort to finish up my pilots license knowing that I had a hard date I needed to be done by before I took off for a while out of the country. Well