Flying Stories


Here are some Flying Stories. If you have some Flying Stories that you would like to share, submit them here. Also, if you have any questions about any of the Flying Stories, ask us your question and we will get back to you with an answer.

Carburetor Ice Conundrum

When you’re flying be prepared for an emergency, it can happen to you. Practice your emergency procedures often to keep your skills sharp. I learned how important keeping the emergency skills honed actually is with only 90 hours under my belt. I had a partial power loss that exercised my fledgling emergency skills pretty hard. Read Full Article

Checkride Prep – Fly The Chair

There are lots of schools of thought when it comes to preparing for a checkride with an FAA designated examiner. If you’ve got a private pilot checkride, instrument checkride, commercial checkride…or any kind of checkride coming up, there’s a great training tool that will prepare you for an awesome checkride experience. People may make fun of you while you’re doing it and you may have to go hide in a closet to get it done, but you should definitely fly the chair. In this case, I’m flying a very colorful love seat while my husband chuckles and snaps a picture. Read Full Article

Commercial Training Flight To St. Augustine Florida

As a pilot based in Gainesville, Georgia I had to make the all-important decision of where to fly the long solo commercial cross country…250 NM straight line and 300 NM total. I immediately looked south. St. Augustine Florida was calling my name. So, I planned the flight and went! It was a 3 leg cross country, including stops at St. Augustine (KSGJ), Valdosta (KVLD), and back to home base Gainesville (KGVL). I filed IFR for the flight even though it was beautiful VFR just because I can… if help is there, might as well use it! I really appreciate being able to use the IFR system. Read Full Article

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If you have any questions about any of the Flying Stories, ask us your question and we will get back to you with an answer.

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