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Visiting Windham Airport in Willimantic, CT – IJD

I had to run over to Home Depot this afternoon to grab some more driveway sealing supplies. On the way over, I thought it would be really cool to stop by and see what the Windham Airport looks like. It’s … Continue reading

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Ultralight Taxiing at Randall Airport in Middletown, NY

Remember that time I told you about me going up in an ultralight at Randall Airport in Middletown? Well, I have a short video clip of the ultralight pulling out of its parking spot and starting to taxi towards the … Continue reading

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Flying a Stearman PT-17 at Candlelight Farms Airport in Sherman, CT

This is another oldy, but a goody. These are some videos from the time Craig and I flew a Stearman PT-17 at Candlelight Farms Airport in Sherman, CT. yes, this is the same airport that the helicopter landed at in … Continue reading

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Punta Cana Airport and the Bus Ride to the Resort

I was excited about visiting the Island of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic actually shares the island with Haiti, to the West. After landing at Punta Cana Airport, we all hopped off the airplane. We were organized into a … Continue reading

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Flying from Stewart Airport to Philadelphia

Laura and I decided to go on a little trip. Well, actually, Laura’s sister Kim was getting married, so the trip was important. The marriage was to take place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. I took so many photos during … Continue reading

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Flight School – 1:00PM-3:30PM – Cross Country to N53 – Stroudsburg/Pocono

Hours – 33.6 The conditions were confirmed for me at the end of the lesson when Yigal told me to tie down the airplane with all three ropes. Breezy? Maybe. This lesson was scheduled for 3 hours. I was supposed … Continue reading

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Flight School – 12:30PM-1:30PM – Cross Country to GBR

Hours – 31.5 This was another good lesson, although unexpected. I was scheduled to practice solo at the airport on Sunday, but Donna called with an opening with Dan for Saturday afternoon. Apparently, all his morning lessons cancelled. I took … Continue reading

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Flight School – 12:30PM-1:30PM – Practicing Solo

Hours – 29.8 You may have noticed that I took out the “Lesson Number” in the title of this post. I mean really, who cares what number lesson it is anyway? Also, it was making the title too long. I … Continue reading

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Flight School – Lesson #23 – 5:30PM-6:30PM – Go-Arounds & No-Flap Landings

Hours – 28.5 This was a great lesson. I wanted to get in there to ease my concerns about a few things. Remember what happened during my last lesson? Well, this time I wanted to get in some landings, go-arounds … Continue reading

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Private Pilot Tips & Tricks

If you are like me, you tend to forget things. Probably at the most inopportune times. Remember way back, when you were going to elementary school, your teacher would use examples to help you remember things? Here is a good … Continue reading

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