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Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Posted on July 30, 2012 by william
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The goal of this website is to share experiences and lessons learned as a firefighter/paramedic, pilot, and writer.

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    It was an anxious moment. With palms sweating and sweat rings around my armpits I was hoping that my first student was truly ready to slip the surly bonds of earth. Hopefully I didn’t forget to instill any critical kernels of knowledge. Mark was probably thinking along the same lines and was sweating every bit […]
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  • Almost a ground loop March 1, 2021
    I started with the stick well back. The engine was producing full power. I pushed the stick forward. Right at the point of lift off there was an abrupt swerve to the right. I closed the throttle and held the stick firmly back, planted in my ribs. The post Almost a ground loop appeared first […]
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  • Friday Photo: logging some actual February 26, 2021
    Flying in actual IMC is an invaluable experience for any pilot and even more so for one training for the next level certification. We knew there would be good IMC opportunity (without icing or convection) on this day for some valuable flying time. We took off early morning, climbed above the first layer and found a nice […]
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  • Boring is the new black February 25, 2021
    The more I fly, the less space for ego I see in flying. Yet, if there is one killer in this business, it is precisely that. We see it in the statistics, we see it on some colleagues, and we see it within ourselves. The post Boring is the new black appeared first on Air […]
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