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Tag Archives: Airports
Visiting Red Hook and Rhinebeck, NY
I am getting a little sick and tired of traveling through little towns that are desperate for income. You see the strangest people walking the sidewalks along with a whole row of stores on main street that are ready to … Continue reading →
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 →
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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Tagged Airports, Flying, Hudson Valley, New York, Pennsylvania, Shawangunk, Travels
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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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Tagged Airports, east stroudsburg, Flight Navigation, Flying, Pennsylvania
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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 →
Flight School – Lesson #22 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – SWF, Solo & Porpoising
Hours – 27.6 I was sick last weekend, so I had to cancel my lesson. Yigal was sick today, so he only stayed in the airplane for a short while. Interesting lesson, I should say. The plan was to get … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #21 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – Finally to 1B1
Hours – 26 This was a pretty good lesson. We got a nice start because the airplane was already cleaned off after Wednesday’s snow storm. Also, it wasn’t bitter cold, like the last few lessons. I really wanted to get … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1b1, Airports, columbia county, Flight Navigation, Flying, headset, hudson, mgj, New York, Pawling, vor
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Flight School – Lesson #19 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – VOR & SWF
Hours – 23.2 Another cold day for a lesson. This one was last Saturday morning. We used up some time cleaning the snow off the plane, but still got a good 1.2 hours in. I wanted to go up to … Continue reading →
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Flight School – Lesson #18 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – Cross Country
Hours – 22 This Sunday, I decided that it would be nice to take a cruise to Waterbury/Oxford Airport (OXC) in Connecticut. We would depart from MGJ, fly to the Kingston VOR station in Poughkeepsie and from there, head straight … Continue reading →
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Tagged Airports, atc, cross country, Flight Maneuvers, Flying, New York, oxc, stewart, swf, vor
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How To Read an Aviation Sectional Map – Airport Information
My father finally received his Christmas gift yesterday. I got him a Charlotte sectional map, which includes his area of Wilmington, NC. The reason I got him the sectional map is because I needed him to look around for frequencies … Continue reading →