I started this blog before my first flight lesson. Read on to see what I fly today.
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The song in this video ran today on my last.fm radio. It reminded me of this video a former student of Island Coastal recorded - by the way Rosh, if you read this, thanks so much! I remember memories of the float training crystal clear when I hear that...
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This picture is here to attract people and because Pilatus Porters on high final look badass. Heading straight down to earth and put down right on the numbers. But can you do that in a Piper Tomahawk? That's the link to this article. Let's find out. On...
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Finally I went flying! It was two months ago when I decided to validate my FAA certificate. I was confident to do that during the week I came back from Canada. Obviously I was wrong. I will be working on it until January or so. But let's talk about the...
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Bild: Mein Blindenflughund Zorro ist bereit für den Einsatz im Cockpit. "Your eyes are great, tomorrow you gonna fly at the airlines!", sagte mir der Doktor, als ich In den USA noch nicht einmal 10 Stunden Total Time hatte. Und ja, in den USA dürfte ich,...
Post lesenI found my way though all the paperwork. This is what 'halfway there' means. Every time I think I am done Switzerland has another surprise, another step for me. It is annoying since I don't have a clue how long it takes in the end. What I wanted was a...
Post lesenAb dem 8. April 2012 gibt es ein neues Gesetz, welches uns FAA Piloten betreffen kann. Den originalen Gesetzestext kann über folgende Website heruntergeladen werden: Klick mich! Soeben habe ich mit dem BAZL telefoniert - und ich durfte aufatmen. Sofern...
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Hey folks! I didn't write anything during the last weeks because I had plenty to do. I flew back from Vancouver to Switzerland and moved to the mountains. I started my work at a home for people with disabilities. It's tough, but ey... I didn't work three...
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I became an American during the last months. Everything went fast. Now I'm back in Switzerland and I almost feel stuck. When I walked in at the flight school in Seattle they didn't know about me. Their e-mails got lost. No worries - the chief instructor...
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Wow, I flew 50 hours on floats. I am so happy my smile goes all around my head! I spent more time on floats than on wheels. My total time is 102.2 hours and in 150 hours I'm gonna have my first job! Yay! The only problem is now my lack of money. On my...
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Tons of landings again. 3.5 hours nonstop up and down. During the last four flights I did more than one hundred landings. That's totally crazy. My landings became pretty good now but I still didn't like most of them. Tom's trick is to fly a perfect arc...
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