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Instructors: Spring 2007
April 24, 2007 – 12:55 am | Comments Off on Instructors: Spring 2007

Wayne Webster completed his CFI in April after many years of flying with his commercial license. +50 years of general aviation and many years of flying and teaching ground school classes will enable him to …

Airport: Spring 2007
April 24, 2007 – 12:54 am | Comments Off on Airport: Spring 2007

The 1st 400′ of this runway is rough. We are now encouraging and teaching not soft field technique, but rough field takeoff to avoid damage to the front strut, seals, scissors, and collars of the …

Weather: Spring 2007
April 23, 2007 – 8:12 pm | Comments Off on Weather: Spring 2007

Thunderstorms, maybe hurricanes (hope not), haze, high density altitude, carburetor ice, radiation fog , poor performance and high engine oil temperatures all encompass our next four months of flying here in the southeast. Know how …

Aircraft: Spring 2007
April 23, 2007 – 8:10 pm | Comments Off on Aircraft: Spring 2007

After 14 months of being disabled, N5144L our 152 is back in the air. After a terrible landing, repairs have been completed by Airwise Aviation and yahoo, we have our 3rd 152 available for training …

Newsletter: Spring 2007
April 23, 2007 – 8:05 pm | Comments Off on Newsletter: Spring 2007

Stalling and slowflight are an integral part of your assessment. You must not spin the aircraft and understand the use of rudder during this phase of flight. If you yaw too much, rudder will fix …

What’s it like to fly GA with user fees?
April 2, 2007 – 7:58 pm | Comments Off on What’s it like to fly GA with user fees?

Want to see how user fees could affect U.S. general aviation? Just cross the pond. Read and watch these articles from AOPA to see what could happen in the US if the Bush Administration gets …