by Jamie Beckett | Apr 22, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation Careers, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Of all the amazing, memorable, soul-enriching experiences I’ve had in the general aviation industry, none has come close to the satisfaction I have gotten from helping someone get started. Those smiling faces fill my memory and tug at my heartstrings. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Apr 16, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
If we can’t or won’t acknowledge our own ignorance, we can’t learn. And since we can all be sure we truly don’t know what we don’t know, we can proudly stand up and say, “I know a lot, but I’m still learning.” Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Apr 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Setbacks are going to happen. A lot, unfortunately. How we handle the challenges we face is a big part of what defines us as individuals. And as anyone involved in aviation on any level knows, delays are part of the deal. Eventually we manage to get where we’re going...
by Jamie Beckett | Mar 26, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
I often talk to men and women who tell me how badly they’d wanted to learn to fly, but they never did. And now, they tell me, it’s too late. They’re pushing 40, or perhaps they’re even older. That ship has sailed, they moan. The opportunity is gone for good. What a...
by Jamie Beckett | Nov 21, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231214, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
For a pilot the early sunset is a gift. Or at least it can be. Especially for flight students and CFIs who need to log a specific amount of night flying to qualify for a certificate. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Nov 14, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231214, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Pilots should make a serious effort to keep the wheels downward on a regular basis. From takeoff to landing and even to temporarily storing the airplane on the ramp, that goal should be included in our mission plan. If nothing else, the successful execution of that...
