by Clay | Nov 27, 2017 | Manned Flight
When I was a student pilot on my first solo flight, the biggest comfort I found amongst the butterflies of being alone in an airplane was to talk myself through everything – out loud. It gave me a sense of normality, but there is also something very solidifying...
by Clay | Nov 15, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
One of my first flights was at night. I was a passenger in a Cessna 172 on a hop up to Chattanooga. The pilot was my friend and future instructor. I was still a little uneasy about flying – something that a few hours of flight training helped to take away. Every...
by Clay | Nov 10, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
It’s a common practice for a checkride examiner to try to distract the pilot applicant. Ah yes, the old “drop the pen” trick. Here’s how it goes. You’re a student pilot taking your checkride to become a certificated pilot. In the right...
by Clay | Nov 2, 2017 | Manned Flight, Simulated Flight
If I were, for some reason, unable to ever fly again, I’d still have the simulator. It may not be not the real thing, but it’s a passion and an experience in itself. And I guess I could still go for a hundred dollar hamburger. I’d load up thr sim...
