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Things are getting out of control

No Comments 30 August 2010

I'd like to begin this post by asking a question. How many people would like to be taken from your vehicle at gunpoint, handcuffed and detained because several years ago someone stole a car with a license plate number that matches the one the state just assigned your new car? I don't imagine very many... Read more »

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High Flight – FAA Annotated Version 1996

No Comments 21 July 2010

I recently encountered a bit of humor regarding a popular aviation poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.  It's pretty funny and also pretty accurate to the FAA/TSA definition of flight.  First a few words: If you are concerned about my recent silence, I must offer my apologies.  We (my wife and I) bought a house about... Read more »

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Hello, my name is Matt Everett and as of 1/1/2010 I am a private pilot ASEL. I started this blog early in my training and used it primarily as a place to keep notes of my lessons. Since then it has grown to much more than that, but my main focus is still on aviation experiences. It is my sincerest hope that this blog is a resource for others as much as it is a resource for me. 

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