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  Cessna 172 Crash in Canyon

  They entered and flew below the canyon walls. Although the Private Pilot had flown through this canyon once before; it was with a flight instructor,  in the opposite direction of travel, and in a slower airplane. Approximately two miles into the canyon, they encountered a tight turn, which the pilot was not able to successfully navigate.  The aircraft impacted terrain about 500 ft above the river, and 200 ft below the canyon wall. 

  • Accident Case Study, After You Pass Your Checkride
  • June 28, 2020
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  FAA temporarily suspends medical certificate enforcement

  The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice on Friday stating that they will not be enforcing medical certificate currency for pilots whose medical expires after March 30th. Pilot medicals of any class that expire after this date can be used until June 30th, with no enforcement action or penalty. The FAA stated that it made […]

  • CFI, Commercial Pilot, Private Pilot
  • March 29, 2020
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  How to schedule your FAA Written Exam

  The Federal Aviation Administration recently rolled out a new system to schedule FAA knowledge tests. Check out our new YouTube video above to learn how to obtain your FTN number and schedule your written, hassle free!

  • CFI, IFR, Private Pilot, Sport Pilot, Student Pilot, Written Prep
  • March 25, 2020
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  CFIs: Ask Your Questions!

  Are you getting ready for your CFI checkride? We are introducing a new CFI LIVE series to help you get the answers you need to be prepared! Be sure to leave your CFI questions in the YT comments for our next CFI Live series video! 

  • CFI, Checkride Prep
  • February 12, 2020
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  Converting Your Sport Pilot to a Private Pilot License

  So whether you are currently a Sport Pilot, or simply working towards your sport pilot and decide you want to go for the full private pilot certificate.  The process really is quite simple, and we’ll cover both scenarios for you below. If you are currently a Sport Pilot: Converting a current Sport Pilot certificate to […]

  • Entertainment, Private Pilot, Student Pilot, Technology
  • October 17, 2019
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  Why you don’t want to drink the coffee or tea on a plane

  Now flying on the airlines is stressful enough, and a nice cup of tea or coffee once you sit down on the plane might make you feel better, but this is why you should never EVER drink the coffee or tea on any airliner, anywhere! Let’s start with where the water comes from. It comes […]

  • Uncategorized
  • October 17, 2019
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  Inbound to the lower 48!

  Little Delta makes it into Anacortes, Washington! Even though I have cleared customs in Bellingham (KBLI) several times, there’s always something that goes wrong or a little mistakes are made. This time it was the phone call you have to make at least two hours prior to crossing the border to make sure the customs […]

  • Cross Country Trip
  • April 15, 2019
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  Become a FLY8MA Affiliate!

  Sign up to become a FLY8MA Affiliate and earn money for the friends you refer to FLY8MA!

  • CFI, Checkride Prep, Commercial Pilot, Premium Course, Private Pilot, Seaplane, Sport Pilot, Student Pilot, Tailwheel
  • March 18, 2019
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  Flying into Canada!

  The days are getting shorter and the time change didn’t help our trip into Canada. There are several steps you have to do in order to leave the US and head into Canada, though I found out from past experience this leg is more lenient that going the other way around. Our plan was to […]

  • Cross Country Trip
  • January 15, 2019
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  Missed Approach Instructions on a Visual

  Hi Jon, genuinely​ appreciate your video and great explanation. For my further understanding, I’d like to ask you a question regarding the missed approach procedure. Having referenced the AIM, I note that there is no ‘published missed approach’ on a visual approach. Wouldn’t it be prudent upon the first contact with the control tower, to […]

  • Uncategorized
  • December 21, 2018