Northstar VFR

AUGUST 18, 2023

By Jordan Bullock CFI, Boeing 737 Pilot The first experience most people have in a small airplane is a discovery flight with a flight instructor. Oftentimes, it includes a thorough walk around of the aircraft with the flight instructor showing the prospective student detailed intricacies of the plane. Next, the student receives a safety briefing and then they hit the skies!

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Aeroclass Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Transporting animals over long distances involves considerable risks, as every species demands unique care and specific environments to ensure their well-being during transit. Air transport is renowned as the safest method for animal transit, but what distinguishes it? Let’s delve into Air Canada’s approach, a leader in emphasizing air cargo animal transit safety.

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 17, 2023

Date Aircraft Route of Flight Time (hrs) Total (hrs) 17 Aug 2023 N21481 SDC (Sodus, NY) - DSV (Dansville, NY) - SDC 1.5 2705.3 In recent years, a popular after-work activity for the Williamson Flying Club is a brief flight south to Dansville Municipal Airport in Dansville, NY for ice cream from Ice Cream Island. We had five airplanes make the trip on August 17.

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Universal Weather

AUGUST 17, 2023

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Inspire

AUGUST 18, 2023

AirVenture is a must-see destination for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, and this includes EAA’s Ray Aviation scholars. By my count, there were at least 83 scholars who attended AirVenture this year. The post Ray Aviation Scholars at EAA AirVenture 2023 first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Universal Weather

AUGUST 15, 2023

Dear Friends and Colleagues, There was impressive news earlier this month that got me reflecting on the past 20 years of incredible achievements within our industry. As announced by Gulfstream earlier this month, their iconic G550 private jet fleet accomplished a landmark moment – its one-millionth landing. This milestone, reached twenty years after the G550’s impressive debut, powerfully underlines Gulfstream’s steadfast commitment to durability, performance, and the pivotal role of busin

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

Saturday, August 12, 2023: You Down with ODP? (Yeah You Know Me) Our final morning in Blue Ridge was a harried frenzy to dispose of leftover food in a way that minimized its likelihood of being intercepted by the rogue bear on our mountain. I cooked eggs for breakfast to keep them from going to waste. I absolutely hate wasting food. A Dunkin' in Jasper, GA made for makeshift flight planning space as we waited on fog to lift at Pickens County Airport.

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Inspire

AUGUST 16, 2023

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris are joined by Bev Markel, who worked as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines in the 1960s. The post EAA’s The Green Dot — TWA Flight Attendant Bev Markel first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

AUGUST 16, 2023

UFO researcher Ben Hansen said UFOs are a real phenomenon. “I’m not telling you its extraterrestrial, but something is going on that is not intentional.” The post Pilots Need to Report UFO Sightings first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Wayne Schmidt, EAA 437248, from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has been attending EAA AirVenture for 50 years, and has been an EAA member since 1993. The post 50 Years an Oshkosh Attendee first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

AUGUST 16, 2023

That one sentence my instructor told me has stuck with me and motivated me throughout my training and boosted my confidence as a pilot. “She’s a pilot.” Yes, I am a pilot, and now I am officially a commercial pilot. The post Commercial Pilot Certificate first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Inspire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Combining two of my interests in one of the most remote parts of the world presented an inevitable opportunity: to fly cross-country in a single-engine land aircraft and land/take off on one of the original World War II runways. Flying and history converges to fulfill dreams for the aviation enthusiast here in the U.S. territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

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