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Since my checkride, I feel like I want to memorialize every flight I take as a private pilot. (Yes, I'm still very, very excited). Inspired by the little maps some people have in their PoA sigs, showing what states they've flown to, I wondered if anyone has tracked it with more detail, and how...

"The FAA and FCC want aviators to remember that a specific radio frequency is for emergencies, and that's it. The FCC made clear in a notice Tuesday that the frequency isn't for "false distress or emergency messages, superfluous communications, messages containing obscene, indecent or profane...

I've switched in my PPL training from a 152 to an Archer (PA-28-180 or 181, a 1975 with the Hershey bar wing), and I wanted to ask the hive mind: do you know of any good resources for Piper Archer specific info? I'm just trying to devour as much as I can between flights (because being on the...

I recently heard a newly-minted PPL was making a new-to-them XC flight, and they were asking the aviation hive-mind for tips on the flight and approach to the airport, located in mountainous terrain on the East Coast. Curious, I asked if they had planned the flight already, and what route they...

Or is it all GPS, all the time? I'm talking specifically VFR flights here. Ever since I was a wee lad and played with MS Flight Sim, then started planning imaginary flights on Skyvector while bored at various jobs, I learned and used VORs, because a straight magenta line doesn't make for very...

Because who doesn't like a good adventure? I joined a while back, have been sharing a few student pilot milestones on here, and appreciate the feedback I've been getting. So I figured, why not share more? I started a blog for friends and family, but I would love to share this experience with...