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Rexy Earns Her Wings

Finally, our friendly T-Rex gets her pilot’s license!

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T-Rex Studies to be a Pilot

Our intrepid T-Rex begins her studies to become a pilot!

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Part 4: T-Rex Rexy Goes for First Biplane Flight

Our intrepid T-Rex goes for her first biplane flight!

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Cessna 140 For Sale

$25,900. 1947 O-200A 100hp Cessna 140. 500SMOH, McCauley Climb Prop, 4785TT. Mags overhauled 2019, New Icom A220 Radio and Concord RG25 battery 2019. Oil Cooler, Stratus ESG (ADS-B Compliant), Stratus 2/3 RS232 port, USB charging ports, C-150 Exhaust, dual toe brakes, Alaska Bushwheel, skylights, Spin On Oil Filter, VG kit, hooker 4-point harness, leading edge landing/taxi light, pilot/co-pilot…

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Have you ever deviated from the FAR’s? Why? It was a long flight. We were flying from New York’s JFK airport to Los Angeles (LAX).

T-Rex Meets Her Instructor

T-Rex begins her training to become a pilot!

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A Bathroom Emergency(?)

We recently finished a long, long cross country that originated in Seattle, WA, and concluded in Pompano Beach, FL. Many of the decisions we faced were similar to scenarios you might see on a Private Pilot checkride. Well, except we lived them for real in our Cessna 170B.

Here’s a scenario based on a real situation we faced:

To Divert… Or Not

You are flight planned to L32, Jonesville, LA…

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Congrats New TW Pilot Captain Tina!

Congratulations to newly minted and sharp CFI Captain Tina, who earned her tailwheel wings today!

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Flown West

Flying West I hope there’s a place, way up in the sky, Where pilots can go, when they have to die. A place where a guy can buy a cold beer For a friend and a comrade, whose memory is dear; A place where no doctor or lawyer can tread , Nor a management type would ere be caught dead; Just a quaint little place, kind of dark, full of smoke, Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke; The kind of a…

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The T-Rex Story: Part 2

In part 2 of the T-Rex story, Rexy goes in search of her first flight instructor. Will she succeed?

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The T-Rex Story - Part 1

The T-Rex Aviator Story - Part 1

Join us as T-Rex discovers a New Year’s Resolution… and learns to fly!

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