Hawaii Flight Adventures

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:43:00 +0000

Aloha and welcome to Hawaii Flight Adventures where visiting pilots can fly and log time in Hawaii with the help of an FAA Certified Flight Instructor Safe, Simple, Fun, No Hassles!

My name is Buster Frysinger and I have been flying and sharing Hawaii with visiting pilots for 20 years as an active FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI #3340762CFI). I also fly Air Ambulance in the Kingair C90B, Checkairman/Instructor for Mokulele Airlines in the Cessna Grand Caravan CE208B EX, and 10+ years flying Hawaii tours and charters. I have experience flying Skyhawks to Citations in Hawaii and across the US. I am truly lucky to have such a rewarding "job" and I can not wait to share it with you!

Benefits of renting an aircraft with a CFII in Hawaii?

Local Weather Knowledge that changes around every turn (11 out of 13 climates known to earth on the Big Island alone!)
Local Air Tour Traffic Operations (It can get thick!)
Local Reporting Points, Pronunciation, and Location Information.
No lengthy, expensive checkout required to cover all of the little things that only apply to Hawaii.
Your CFI can take the controls/radios as much or as little as you like for picture taking or any other reasons. (Your only job is to enjoy yourself!)
And many more...

Aircraft and CFII Pricing:

No aircraft at the moment :( I highly recommend Tropic Bird Flight Service in Kona 808-895-4753
On Maui? Try Maui Aviators or Maui Flight Academy.
On Oahu? Try Anderson Aviation
Don't forget to tell them "Buster sent me!"
These recommended operators offer the same basic type of services found on this page. Check with them for details.

NOTE: With friends or family along for the ride the prices can be less than half of the "helicopter tours" and still less than "airplane tours", all on your terms. It's good to be a pilot!

What You Get: Aircraft, CFII, headsets, charts, safety equipment, FUN!

Where Can We Go? Anywhere in Hawaii!
With 8 tropical islands, 14 public airports, Erupting Volcanoes, Valleys, Water Falls, Tropical Beaches, Reefs, Whales, Rainbows, and more to choose from the possibilities are endless!

From a quick 1 hour flight over active volcanoes and waterfalls to an all day excursion that highlights every island in the state, your logbook will have an adventure to remember!

My Mission: To make flying in Hawaii accessible, affordable, and safe for visiting pilots. As an experienced tour pilot I have seen many pilots renting airplanes and stumbling into ever changing volcano TFRs, flying through gaggles of tour helicopters without safely communicating their presence or intentions (legal but hazardous), and even getting caught off guard by the fast moving and dramatic weather changes around every corner. I have helped lost and confused renters over the radio on a number of occasions and wish there was such a service available when I first rented a 172 in Hawaii in 1993.

Fly safe my feathered friends!

-Buster Frysinger
CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP

The Ultimate IFR Refresher Course!

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:41:00 +0000

Depart Kona PHKO, IFR sunset departure to Hilo approach, VFR to eruption area for twilight to dark views (Unforgettable!), IFR pickup and return to Kona! Words cannot describe this and the views are 100x better than the video or pictures! (2.5~3.0 hr)

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Airplane Adventure Hawaiian Style...

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:01:00 +0000

Hawaiian Style Airplane Adventure!

Meet at the Kona Airport (KOA, PHKO) at 7:00 for a preflight briefing and a review of weather, NOTAMS etc... along the route of flight.

Today we will be flying across the Hawaiian Island chain for a self guided air tour/cross country that includes:

Kona KOA, departure
North east along the Waikoloa coast, major hotels, white sand beaches, lava desert, and coral reefs. upwind to the north east towers 13,796' Mauna Kea and her smaller sister Kohala disturbing the trade wind flow and giving us a few choppy bumps, clear skies, and great views!
Over head left downwind entry for a touch and go on runway 7 at Upolu Point airport UPP, PHUP. Windy as usual, right down the runway 20kts gusting 30+. Great for short field practice and wind correction technique. Watch for fast moving rain showers coming down the hamakua coast from Hilo, the wettest zip code in the nation!
Left downwind departure and climb to the northwest next stop Maui. Climb high across the channel to avoid using the raft belted to the back seat and pick up flight following from HCF (Honolulu Center Frequency) just in case! Does the engine sound funny over the water or is it just me? ;)
Hanna airport arrival is another overhead and left downwind runway 8. the terrain rising precipitously towards the haleakala summit tends to put us high and hot on final, corrections made, stabilized approach by 500 feet and slight crosswind 100/10 kts, no problem. Watch for ultralights, and no comm operations here! ...to be continued!

Hawaii Aircraft Rental: Maui OGG to Kona KOA

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:16:00 +0000

Kahului Maui OGG to Kona International Airport in a Cherokee 6x. What a great way to spend the day.

We are coming around the south side of Haleakala volcano over the Kihe coast climbing to cross the Alenuihaha Channel for the Big Island.

Hawaii Aircraft Rental: Cessna 182 a.k.a. Island Cruiser!

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:14:00 +0000

Hawaii Aircraft Rental: The Cessna 182 is a great ship for flying and sight seeing in Hawaii. You will not be disappointed! The extra speed makes visiting the other islands a breeze. @235 hp you can get your high performance endorsement in Hawaii with your CFII/Hawaii guide pilot!

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Taking the Cherokee 6X to Maui OGG and back

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:24:00 +0000

Taking the Cherokee 6X to Maui OGG and back. Great morning to fly!

Big Island Flight Schools: Volcanic Craters

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:04:00 +0000

Just one of many treats for visiting pilots!

Big Island Flight Schools: Volcanic Craters

Kona Aircraft Rental: N19658 Cessna 172L

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:54:00 +0000

Kona Aircraft Rental: N19658 Cessna 172L

See Hawaii Your Way Today! If you have done the air tours you won't believe what you have been missing!

See more, Learn more, Log the time, Save Hundreds!

Big Island Flight School: Lava Lake Kilauea Volcano

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:27:00 +0000

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano Pu'u O'o Vent lava lake about 200' across.

Big Island Flight Training: VFR cross country to Oahu...

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:41:00 +0000

Diamond Head from the West

Hawaii aircraft rental: Waikiki from...

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:30:00 +0000

Hawaii aircraft rental: Waikiki from a Cessna 172 with a CFII/guide pilot. See Hawaii your way!

Another Kona Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:35:00 +0000

Flight Schools Big Island

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:29:00 +0000

Flight Schools: Big Island: For Visiting Pilots. See Hawaii your way and save!

Kona's first airshow

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:59:00 +0000

KC-135 with Cap 10 flying in the background.

Hawaii flight traini

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:27:00 +0000

Hawaii flight training in a Cessna 172/N w/Aspen glass, 180hp, IFR Garmin 430. Great VFR or IFR day or night platform.

OKALA intersection n

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:21:00 +0000

OKALA intersection northwest of Hilo airport w/volcanic sunset on the way to eruption area on a Hawaiian IFR refresher! 9,000'

IFR refresher Hawaii

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:39:00 +0000

IFR refresher Hawaiian style! Depart Kona airport IFR to Hilo VOR approach, miss, VFR twilight to eruption. Night IFR return to Kona, ILS

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:42:00 +0000

Useless fact: Hawaii island is home to 11 out of 13 climate zones known to earth!

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:39:00 +0000

Brrrrr... Got down to 59 last night!

Testing hellotxt...

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:32:00 +0000

Testing hellotxt...

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:56:00 +0000

Getting new cylinders for the Cessna 172/N. Better take her on a trip to Hilo PHTO for break in http://ping.fm/YCk6z

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:24:00 +0000

The air is unstable lately but great in the mornings. Can't wait for the trades and tropical inversion to return.

Lava at night!

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Wow, flight last night saw Huge lava lake in the Kilauea Caldera about 100' down inside Halemaumau Crater 300 yards wide! Really splashing around! Unfortunately I was unable to take pictures as I was flying however my passengers said they would email me copies! I can't wait!

Hawaii flight school for visiting pilots

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Flight school for visiting pilots based at the Kona airport on the big island of Hawaii. See Hawaii your way and log the time with a CFII/guide pilot and save hundreds of dollars over the helicopter tours. Volcanoes, waterfalls, valleys, snow capped mountains, whales, etc...

Hawaii Flight Adventures, PHKO & PHUP

noreply@blogger.com (Buster Frysinger) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:10:00 +0000

Hawaii Flight Adventures, PHKO & PHUP