There are now less than 20 days until Christmas. Unless you celebrate another holiday, you have less than 3 weeks to get the perfect gift under your tree or cactus. If you're still shopping and you've got pilots on your list, I'm going to help you out. I'd like to present my 2010 Pilot Gift... Read more »
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Yet another reason to fly general aviation
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin, 1775 Disclaimer: this is a long post with lots of links that you might not find interesting. I don't know if you've been following the news lately, but there is a growing outrage to... Read more »
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Buying an Airplane
After my recent trip to Oshkosh I returned home with a new goal for the next year or so. To make a long story brief, I spent a lot of time walking through the vintage airplanes while I was there. This wasn't intentional, it just happened. Why did it happen? Well, I really like Stearmans,... Read more »
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Why I Love the Cessna 172
The 172 as a model has been around since the mid 1950s. In the more than 50 years since surprisingly few things have changed. The Cessna 172 is arguably one of the most popular training aircraft around and you'd be hard pressed to find an airport that isn't home to at least one.... Read more »
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Southeastern Aircraft Expo
Yesterday after lunch I made my way to DKX for an open house. A sales group from Atlanta (PDK I believe) brought a number of aircraft to show. They also had representatives on hand to discuss and for those so inclined buy the aircraft. Planes interest me in general, but I am exceptionally interested in buying planes so I set out for the airport after lunch.... 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.
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