by Jamie Beckett | Jan 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Unlike the news reports and financial predictions on television, the weather reports and forecasts actually matter on a day to day basis. Hourly, even. The fronts, the troughs, the ridges, the high and low pressure systems and, of course, those occasional tropical...
by Jamie Beckett | Jan 3, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Each one of us has the opportunity to set out on our own adventure. Whether we win or lose in the long run is anyone’s guess. Whether anyone remembers us or what we accomplish is beside the point. Try. Push on to the next big thing. Your next big thing. Even if nobody...
by Jamie Beckett | Dec 13, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
As the holidays approach, it’s a good time to put some conscious thought into those things of great value that require no price tag. Friendships don’t come into our lives with an offer of gift cards, discount coupons, store credit, or easy one-day delivery. Yet,...
by Jamie Beckett | Dec 6, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221222, Airports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
I hope you never encounter a truly unsafe pilot as I recently did. But if you do, I hope you safely and appropriately make an effort to address the situation. Our collective safety depends on it. You never know, that potentially uncomfortable phone call or filed...
by Jamie Beckett | Nov 30, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
Being a CFI can be a dull, repetitive, low-paying position where you work under a chief instructor who does little more than deride and insult their staff. However, the CFI trade can also allow us the ability to do high quality work that benefits clients tremendously....
by Jamie Beckett | Nov 17, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
There have been many times while in flight when I have looked out to my wings with the knowledge that air flowing over that carefully shaped structure allows for pressures to hold me aloft. The power of lift is undeniable. Yet it is invisible. Read...
