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Category: Flying

  • Checkride writeup, part 2

    Checkride writeup, part 2

    Well, after an eventful first part to the private pilot checkride, I finished the practical portion of the checkride with little fanfare!  I’m not a certified private pilot and am anxiously awaiting my license to arrive in the mail.  What a great feeling! Upon arriving back home the day of the oral portion, I took […]

  • Checkride writeup, part 1

    Checkride writeup, part 1

    I fully intended to write a complete writeup of my private pilot checkride but as you’ll see below, you’ll have to wait for part 2! Saturday, November 12th, was the day.  It was supposed to be my long anticipated, private pilot license earning, checkride passing, fist pumping, woohoo day.  And it started out like that!  […]

  • The best private pilot training videos on YouTube

    I’ve been working on my private pilot license lately and have spent a lot of time hitting the books and other sources as much as possible in order to ace the private pilot checkride. In addition to the ASA Private Pilot book (which is pure gold, a must have, invaluable, awesome, great, thumbs up, indispensable, […]