Category Archives: Videos
Meet the World’s First Deaf Instrument Rated Pilot
This New Year’s eve I would like to introduce my readers to the World’s First Deaf Instrument Rated Pilot, Stephen Hopson. You might have read his post about his Flight Instructor who gave selflessly, if not please do so (pilots … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Videos, Flying Stories, Important Aviation Personalities, Learn To Fly, Private Pilot, Videos
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Tagged airline job, airline pilot, airplane takeoff, airplanes, deaf person, Flight Training, health, hearing, instrument rating, ir, Learn To Fly, Private Pilot, Thinking about Flight Training
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I want to be That Guy
This blog is about General Aviation and Flight Training. So far I have been writing about flying lessons in an airplane, as this is what I have been involved in as a professional pilot and flight instructor. Even though before … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Books and Media, Aviation Videos, Flight Lessons, General Aviation, Learn To Fly, Recreational Pilot, Videos
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Tagged airplane, airplanes, aviation, blog, flight, Flight Training, fly, flying, General Aviation, glider pilot, gliders, hang glider, Learn To Fly, lodi ca, nicholas cage, pilot, professional pilot, sky dive, sky diving lessons, Thinking about Flight Training
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How to Become a Pilot in the United States
Human flight has always been one of mankind’s archetypal dreams. This article provides useful information for anyone who is thinking about learning how to fly. More specifically, the information presented here provides the steps you need to know in order to become a certified Private Pilot in the United States. Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Videos, Flight Schools, General Aviation, Learn To Fly, Private Pilot, Videos
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, commercial pilot license, cpl, Flight Schools, Flight Training, fly, flying, flying club, General Aviation, instructor fee, Learn To Fly, pilot certificate, ppl, Private Pilot, private pilot certificate, private pilot license, Thinking about Flight Training
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Amazing NTSB (Animation) US Airways Airbus Crash Ditching in Hudson
NTSB’s investigation hearings of the Jan 15th, 2009 US Airways’ Airbus Flight 1549 bird-strike incident which led to the ditching of the aircraft in Hudson river have generated some potential recommendations – developing an on-aircraft anti-bird technology for rounding-up and … Continue reading →
Posted in Accident Reports, Aviation Videos, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, General Aviation News, NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board, Videos
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Tagged airbus, aircraft, aviation, decision making, federal aviation administration, flight tracking, flying, ntsb, pilot in command, video, visual scanning
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First Black Woman Aviator in Aviation History
A role model in General Aviation Flight Training The other day while browsing through African American Aviation History websites and blogs, I came across a name that I had heard many a times, but never got an opportunity (or simply … Continue reading →
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) and General Aviation
The other day I wrote about how the JDPO is working hard to design the future of aviation, and how the NextGen is going to address the issues related to the safety, capacity and efficiency of the national airspace system while providing a flexible, expandable platform to accommodate future air traffic growth. You can read my article on NextGen Air Transportation System by clicking here.
The more I am learning about this, the more I worry about that who is going to fix all these avionics when they break down. There is already an extreme shortage of aviation mechanics, and these guys are not even trained to repair avionics! And to be able to repair avionics, one doesn’t even have to be an aircraft or aviation mechanic. Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Bussinesses, Aviation Videos, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, FCC - Federal Communications Commission, General Aviation, NASA, Videos
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, aviation, FAA, federal aviation administration, Flight Training, Lockheed, navigate, navigation, pilot
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Sean D. Tucker with Oprah Winfrey (video)
Ok guys. The other day I wrote about Sean D. Tucker, the world famous aerobatic pilot, who also is an honorary Thunderbird and Blue Angel, and performs for the the Team Oracle, and was supposed to be on Oprah’s TV … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Videos, General Aviation News, Important Aviation Personalities, Pilots, Videos
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Tagged aerobatic, aerobatic pilot, aircraft, airplane, amelia, aviation, blue angel, blue angels, canadian snowbirds, civilian pilot, first lady, flight, flight fitness, Flight Training, flying, oprah winfrey, pilot, reid hillview airport, rod machado, thunderbird, thunderbirds
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Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
In one of my previous articles we talked about the NextGen; Next Generation Air Transportation System, and how it is working towards making the future of the air navigation in aviation industry better, safer and automated. We have also talked … Continue reading →
Sean D. Tucker with Oprah Winfrey this Thursday
Sean Tucker, well known aerobatic pilot from the bay area California is scheduled to be on Oprah Winfrey Show tomorrow. So, those of you who do not watch this show regularly (I know I don’t), tune in tomorrow and see … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Videos, General Aviation News, Important Aviation Personalities, Videos
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Tagged aerobatics, aircraft, airplane, aviation, Flight Training, flying, pilot, pilot certificate
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An Aircraft in each household – a dream or reality?
Aviation has completed over a century of dynamic growth and advancement, resulting in the present air transportation system dominated by the commercial airline industry’s hub and spoke system. The initial 50 years of aviation were a chaotic, rapid evolutionary process … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation Bussinesses, Aviation History, Aviation Videos, Educational, FAA - Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Training, General Aviation, General Aviation News, Important Aviation Personalities, Learn To Fly, NASA, Pilots, Sport Pilot, Videos
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Tagged aerospace community, air transportation system, aviation, aviation community, aviation industry, aviation market, commercial airline industry, dynamic growth, future, henry ford, history, Learn To Fly, market evolution, personal aircraft, Sport Pilot
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