Shortly after killing off the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, they have announced Microsoft Flight. On August 17th they announced the development of “Microsoft Flight” that will, along with “Fable III” and “Age of Empires Online” will “fully integrate the free* Games for Windows – LIVE online service to deliver compelling socially connected gameplay expreiences.” [More]

Here’s a great video from IFR magazine on how to easily handle some of those odd clearances you might get from time to time. [More]

If you are one of those knuckleheads who flies a REALLY wide pattern, perhaps a little sarcasm will get through to you. [More]

I ran across this while doing some searching on the 'Net and thought, what fun you could have with your friends during a flight navigating via GPS. Just kidding, I'm sure the use of such a device in [More]

I received a message from a reader the other day taking me to task for the information I posted in the post about Endurance Tips last November. More specifically, he took exception to the following su [More]

or so it would appear... Aero-News Network reports that this Piper and Stinson most likely missunderstood who was going to be yield to the other. Turns out the pilots, who are neighbors, had communic [More]

They call it an Anatomy of a Mid-Air and talk about being in the right place at the right time! Aero-News.net has secured photos taken of a landing collision between a low wing Piper Cherokee and a hi [More]

The Aviation Mentor blog (what, you mean you don't have this fantastic blog set up in your mandatory reading list?) had a great post on VTF or WTF? He was bemoaning the fact that many pilots when they [More]

Boy, this IFR stuff is fabulous. Ok, so it wasn't "a dark and stormy night" kind of IFR but even "gentleman's IFR" as it is usually called in soCal is still pretty magical. Since IFR skills are prett [More]

so to speak today. I am officially no longer a private pilot. I am instead, an instrument-rated private pilot!! I successfully passed my FAA check ride today after a rather pleasant 2 hour oral and 1 [More]

I had the privilege of attending a lecture last year by Barry Schiff (of the Proficient Pilot column in AOPA Pilot magazine) on Mountain Flying at Camarillo airport. I truly enjoyed the manner in whic [More]

John over at Aviation Mentor Blog blogged today that "All in all, a great day to be a pilot." He went on with a few examples of humorous exchanges with ATC that he overheard while flying a Caravan fro [More]

I'm sure everyone going through IFR training has one or two things that caused them to smack themselves in the forehead and say "Doh!"I had one of those today and thankfully it wasn't something danger [More]

Ok, so I've fallen behind again...Shoot me.Friday was the second flight in a real plane (my beloved 4CM) since we started working on real approaches. This was even more fun than the last flight; which [More]

I guess I've kind of fallen behind in my blogging about personal flying. I've actually, with the kinds support of my wife, gotten back on my instrument training. I had stopped after the first third o [More]

Just tragic to read as this could have been avoided with proper planning it appears... NTSB ADVISORY************************************************************National Transportation Safety BoardWas [More]

Ok, so this posting is a little old... Sue me! Over the Memorial Day weekend, N334CD was not being rented so I figured that I would take my son Bobby up for a flight to get steaks at Harris Ranch in C [More]

In the interest of keeping to a regular schedule of tracking my flights on this blog here's a few quick lines about this weekend's airtime. To read more about our flight into Sedona this weekend, pl [More]

but want to feel like you where there? You can always use the archive feature at LiveATC.Net to listen to ATC at KOSH (or any airport for that matter) for any 30 minute block over the last seven days. [More]