tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:59:50 +0000http://junels.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-570049771523661746Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:47:00 +00002008-07-02T02:10:12.377-03:00Well, there's no escaping it. Med school does suck the life out of me... keeps me from doing other things I like to do, especially flying. It's semester break now so nothing nor anyone is going to stop me, not even Robbins and Cotran. Then, a fabulous opportunity presented itself at just the right time. My flight instructor offered to take me from Paraná to Buenos Aires, a distance of about 370 http://junels.blogspot.com/2008/07/helicopter-trip-to-buenos-aires-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=kW08dB"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=kW08dB" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-5380607790520947164Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:07:00 +00002008-04-16T23:30:46.227-03:00busyraintimeweathermedicineBeing a student pilot and a medical student both at the same time comes with a major drawback - time, or its lack thereof. Trying to get my priorities straight, I have assigned more importance to the study of learning how to cure human illness (though I sometimes wish it were the other way around). My passion for flying has thus been relegated to the meager free time I get on the weekends, mainlyhttp://junels.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-rain-soaked-feathers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=LRIIKT"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=LRIIKT" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-1754409606746807831Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:56:00 +00002008-04-12T22:16:38.166-03:00Arguably, one of the most important and exciting parts of an approach is the landing flare (also called a roundout), a standard procedure in which the pilot raises the nose of the aircraft to produce mainly two things: reduce airspeed and raise the nose to ensure the main landing gear touch the ground before the nose wheel. As such, flaring is as much an important maneuver as the entire http://junels.blogspot.com/2008/04/enter-into-stall-just-dont-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=Q7tIJw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=Q7tIJw" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-3592756990828250180Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:44:00 +00002008-04-07T22:45:02.681-03:00I am the copilot. I sit on the right. It's up to me to be quick and bright; I never talk back for I have regrets, But I have to remember what the Captain forgets. I make out the Flight Plan and study the weather, Pull up the gear, stand by to feather; Make out the mail http://junels.blogspot.com/2008/04/copilot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=VUhhOe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=VUhhOe" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-6566643944428257068Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:40:00 +00002008-04-07T22:43:19.358-03:00humorsecurity mathersaviation securityAt Heathrow Airport today, an individual, later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a compass, a protractor, and a graphical calculator. Authorities believe he is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He is being charged with carrying weapons of math instruction. from http://dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/Humor/ http://junels.blogspot.com/2008/04/security-mathers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=WYd5Un"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=WYd5Un" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-8167739054072896286Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:28:00 +00002008-04-07T22:02:26.420-03:00back in businessvacationmount kenyaAfter a long hiatus from flight school, this aspiring pilot is back in business! My time away was spent in the great country of Kenya, East Africa (during the post-election violence) and climbing Mt. Kenya. You can read all about it in my friend Lahja's blog here. After an eternity of not getting my hands on an airplane, my gut tells me I will be making quite a few errors (some maybe fatal) on http://junels.blogspot.com/2008/04/kick-startonce-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=AH7JoA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=AH7JoA" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-6337928340111476384Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:09:00 +00002007-07-27T23:32:39.443-03:00For most pilots, the choice between Airbus or Boeing is really a matter of personal preference. It is based upon differences in design philosophies and how a passenger aircraft should be flown. However, the choice usually boils down to how automated one wants his or her flying to be, as this picture shows. http://junels.blogspot.com/2007/07/airbus-or-boeing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=Er89tV"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=Er89tV" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-2606276734462703947Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:51:00 +00002007-07-26T02:30:23.334-03:00CublandingThis is the Piper J3 Cub I have been telling you about, otherwise called the "Cub". She is a weathered old bird, having taken her first breath of fresh air out of the Piper factory in 1946, more than half a century ago. A friend of mine was brave enough to stand on the side of the grass strip to record this moment - my first landing in the Cub, without my instructor's assistance. Thank you for http://junels.blogspot.com/2007/07/landing-cub-to-live-and-fly-another-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=UD3SfC"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=UD3SfC" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-1035636026845223576Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:03:00 +00002007-07-22T03:29:16.475-03:00walk on the moonMr. GorskyNeil ArmstrongNASA When Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usually com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark: "Good luck Mr. Gorsky." Many people at NASA thought it http://junels.blogspot.com/2007/07/good-luck-mr-gorsky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=Yf5gbx"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=Yf5gbx" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-1745547136088191538Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:22:00 +00002007-07-21T15:14:54.390-03:00rules of flightstudent pilot rules1) Takeoffs are optional. Landings are mandatory. 2) If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. 3) Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is dangerous. 4) It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here. 5) The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. 6) The propeller is just http://junels.blogspot.com/2007/07/1-takeoffs-are-optional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=kMlMU4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=kMlMU4" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-1682536533798968181Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:36:00 +00002007-07-14T00:35:25.359-03:00requirementsprivate pilotlicenseArgentinaImagine a friend of yours just said to you, "Hey, let's go rent a plane and do some sightseeing." Now that friend of yours has never ever touched an airplane his entire life. Would you agree to go with him? Personally, and out of common sense, I wouldn't.It is logical that before any person be allowed to fly any aircraft, he or she must possess sufficient knowledge to operate it safely and http://junels.blogspot.com/2007/07/ok-i-want-to-fly-now-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=G26XRV"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=G26XRV" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-6762207853327757123Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:24:00 +00002007-07-21T09:58:18.368-03:00aviationwant to flywhat it takeslearn to fly"So, you want to fly?" "Yeah." "As in fly real airplanes? Really?" "Really." "Wow. That's cool." I have had this conversation several times with people when I told them I was taking flight lessons. To many people, the concept of "pilot" brings with it a certain sense of wonder, mystery and respect - something out of the ordinary. I remember myself sitting in airport waiting lounges, staring http://junels.blogspot.com/2007/07/so-you-want-to-fly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Junel Solis) <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?a=rV20iF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/AStudentPilotsBlog?i=rV20iF" border="0"></img></a></p>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561480376881981446.post-3732028563337495283Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:27:00 +00002007-07-11T14:23:36.558-03:00