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“Stearman Mike” A Midwest Warbird Pilot’s Dedication to Keeping a Famous Trainer Flying

Vintage Aviation News

Copyright 2012 koepnickphotography.com Growing up, Andy Porter always had some sort of airplane. Mike had built up a considerable amount of flight hours, and had his sights set on a job flying for the airlines. Here are six airplanes. The airplane had been totally rebuilt from the ground up. He stayed the course.

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High-Tech One Upmanship

Air Facts

High-Tech One Upmanship Air Facts Journal I flew for United Airlines from 1986 to 2015, thus ending a 29-year airline career of dedicated service to my employer. The translation of this saying is that when an airline pilot goes for recurrent simulator training and check ride, failure meant losing ones job if he or she failed the test.

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Ten Types of Aviation Maintenance Checks

Northstar VFR

The FAA mandates a minimum number of maintenance checks and inspections to be performed to assure that aircraft are functioning to standards and safe for passengers. Passenger safety is paramount to the FAA, so routine checks and inspections are mandatory. Some of these same principles apply to the required maintenance checks.

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From the archive: A Pleasant Time

Air Facts

It was interesting and a lot of fun for a lot of reasons, with most of them having to do with not flying a jet and not being restricted by ATC and all the regulatory stuff that makes an airline pilot feel like he’s roped and tied. ” It works on both airplanes. So they are both airplanes. It’s in freedom.

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Aircraft operating costs

Professional Pilot

Although the acquisition cost warranted scrutiny, it was the lack of attention or concern for the operating costs that made anyone with knowledge of the expenses associated with operating an airplane chuckle and groan. Failure to account for this is what causes a significant percentage operators to sell the airplane rather than repair it.

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Owning vs. Renting: The Best Option for Flight Training Explained

Pilot Institute

If you can afford to buy your own airplane, deciding to own or rent is an important choice for new pilots. This benefits you in two ways: it helps you figure out which type you like best, and it gives you experience on different airplanes! For a single-engine airplane, youll be paying between $120 to $200 per hour in rental fees.

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Pepsi-Cola Stinson Reliant at Oshkosh

Vintage Aviation News

Under its wings, stood Garry and Janne Ackerman of Plano, Texas, the owners of this magnificent machine, who told attendees all about the story of this airplane and the effort they helped start to return a basket case of an airplane back to its former glory. It is not known, however, for how long the aircraft was flown by Baird.