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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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