tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284085902026-07-24T03:04:41.434-03:00Flight Instruction Sarasota and Venice Florida. Earning and keeping your pilot license current is one of the most rewarding things you can do. I am happy to answer your questions about this process.Mary Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09447721384236989799noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28408590.post-26328683651837774542016-10-07T16:05:00.001-03:002016-10-07T16:05:13.383-03:00

These red blocks along the path of Hurricane Matthew are Airspace Coordination Areas. See the full NOTAM  6/5073

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BFR, IPC or maybe you need a safety pilot? Instruction in your plane when you have time for it, on the weekends. Do you need to complete your BFR, IPC , need a safety pilot? Would your flying companion  like to get more comfortable when they going flying with you?   Please email me at userightrudder@gmail.com to set up a time to accomplish your goal.

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Actually the QR codes are on all of the charts, not just the sectionals. The QR code is an easy, quick book mark for looking up updated changes since you bought your chart and more very good pre-flight items. Below the video see the web page the QR code  will take you. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Have fun and get you questions answered on your introductory experience. What's included? 15 min preflight briefing 30 minutes flight - hands on once we are straight and level Logbook with time accredited The 45 min flight lesson begins with a preflight briefing, during which I will review basic aircraft controls, flight maneuvers, and safety procedures. Once in the air you can help

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The other day flying around I responded to the controller with "Thanks" when the controller confirmed I could do something I asked for. Now it isn't wrong once in a while to say Thanks, in fact it is nice! However there is a definite way to say what you need in most cases and they don't follow normal conversation/grammar rules.  Here is what I use as a guide. Think - what are you going to

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Another great resource is FAASafety.gov. You can see what is new and you can be alerted to safety seminars in your area and dozens of other resources can be sent to you via email after you set up when you create your account. One of things I have set up in my account is to receive the FAA Safety briefing magazine online, that comes out every two months. The July/August 2013 issue of FAA

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I keep  pinching myself to think I am back in Florida and that I have the opportunity to see this everyday I am at work. I am currently working as part time  instructor in Venice Florida and Worland Wy seems like a distant memory (we have only been here 3 weeks). But the flying is so different here , the adjustment has been immediate. Checking the weather forecasts

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My jobs in Wyoming  1) I get to work with a great team w/ Great Lakes in Worland   2) I have the pleasure to instruct 3) flying pipeline survey

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This new chapter https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2012/Jun/PHAK_-_Appendix_1.pdf addresses the runway incursions that occur frequently. It is important to plan ahead look at a taxi diagram as part of you preflight be ready for when you are at an unfamiliar airport .Know what the airport markings mean. The Aeronautical Information Manual Chapter 3 is a great place to find the answer to what

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The Night Before Christmas   for General Aviators Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally

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!WRL 09/003 WRL AD CLSD FIXED WING WEF 1209241400-1209260200  http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/CNT.pdf ACTG acting GEN ACTV active GEN ACTVT activate GEN ACW aircraft control and warning GEN ACYC Anticyclonic NWS AD Aerodrome ICAO ADA advisory area ATC ADAP Airport Development Aid Program GEN ADC Aerodrome chart ICAO ADCF Air Defense Control Facility GEN ADCON advise or

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Most checklists have you turn your transponder to "SBY" towards the end of the engine start checklist and eventually to "ALT" on the before takeoff checklist. The AIM, as of a n update in Feb, is recommending you turn it on much sooner. FAASTeam Notice Type:General Information Notice Date:Friday, September 07, 2012 Notice Number:NOTC4145 Updated AIM Information This

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I have always wanted to enter a spot landing contest AKA precision landing contest, but for whatever reason I could never make it to one. Money and time need to line up just right and they did for me last Saturday. The Lander, WY airport hosted an airplane and automobile show. My daughter and I were able to go early in the morning and attended the pilot's briefing for the spot landing and flour

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Wow! Another fun day flying. Lisa and I did our best to organize a Poker Run around the airports in WY. It worked out to be a success. For a while we thought it would just be us two :) 7 or 8 planes participated with 14 players in total. The airports/FBOs were great and helped us with placing the cards at each airport. The winner won $32 bucks, half of the pot, not even gas money but that

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How fun! and a great excuse to go flying around Wyoming. Everyone puts in $5 and the winner takes the pot. Be safe and have a good time.

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A dear friend/super aviation mechanic wrote this, and with his permission I cut and paste it for my own blog...don't judge me :) The 100 Hour Inspection  Happy April to everybody! Ever wonder what goes into a basic 100 hr inspection on a WVFC (place I used to work) plane. Well this article will give you a brief description of what service is performed during a 100 hr inspection.

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Nora on her first flight in a small plane  March 10th, 2012 was the first Wings over Worland (WY).  This event is how Lisa Martin and myself contributed to Women in Aviation Week  March 5-12. Women in Aviation week is a time that women pilots can try to reach out and introduce girls and other women to the opportunities that aviation has to offer. Worland is a small

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I am not exactly sure which lesson number it is put its up there! :) The other day on a flight to Rocksprings, WY RKS  I noticed on the sectional that just south of KTHP (Hot Springs Thermopolis airport, green arrow) was a frequency box for an ASOS (red circle). I was kinda looking for the line that connects the frequency box back to the airport, like sometimes in congested airspace. 1)

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  Lisa and I are starting a tradition in Worland, I hope! What a joy it is to share our love with others. There are so many aspects of aviation that include flying but certainly are not limited to that. Sure the flying is our favorite part but the exposure to different things can open your scope of what is possible. Wings Over Worland Saturday, March 10th - 9 am – Noon at Sky

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KWRL 281412Z AUTO 13004KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV007 M05/M06 A2971 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO A couple of days a go I posted this weather report on my Facebook account just cause I found it to be noteworthy. Low visibility, snow, freezing fog are all abbreviations I have only seen in the AIM section that decodes METARs and a looooooooong time ago in NJ.  A friend of mine asked me about FZRANO

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I often try to challenge myself with different things in aviation. I almost never turn down a flight ,  I enjoy reading other's perspectives on manuevers, going to airshows, seminars, new ratings, it's endless .... There has never been a time that I have not enjoyed learning something about flying. It might be that I learned what not to do. Even when I fail at it, its so much

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I just found out that the @ (at symbol) was added to the Morse Code language. Its news to me but in this article it says was added in 2004 - awkward.................... Either way I love that I learned about it. With so much to learn and do when you go flying I find it fun to turn up the volume and to ID a VOR using the Morse Code, seems very pilot-y to me. I have never learned the entire

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Happy Father's day to all the dads out there!

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SAN MARTIN AIRPORT OPEN HOUSE- INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT SPECIAL $99.00 for your first flight! Have you always wanted to see what it's like to fly a small plane? Maybe you are looking for the perfect gift for someone who has an interest in aviation. Or perhaps you started learning some time ago and never had the opportunity to restart your flight training. How about enjoying a flight above southern

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