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Adventure and the Future of Flying

Celebrating her birthday at our favorite brewpub, my wife was spending part of the quarter-billion dollar Powerball lottery prize just before the drawing that gave it to a Missouri convenience store worker instead of her and a pool of coworkers. Sharing...

Published Thu, Apr 29 2010 4:09 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Military, Learning to fly, student pilots, Aerobatics, Aviation Adventure, Millennial Generation, Steve Canyon

Remembering Real Space Travel

At a time when most people don’t give space travel a second thought, I wanted to share this short clip of the Apollo 11 flight – the first time a human – Neil Armstrong – set foot on the face of the Moon. It took place just over...

Published Sat, Jan 2 2010 6:07 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Learning to fly, Space Shuttle, Jim Lovell, Apollo astronauts, Space flight, Apollo 11

Students Control Flight Training’s Costs

Several days ago a JetWhine reader, James, emailed this question: How much does recreational flight school cost in Michigan? What things should I be considering before going ahead? No matter where you live, calculating the cost of learning to fly with...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2009 5:29 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Recreational Aviation, Flight Instructor, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Learning to fly, Flight Schools, Becoming a Pilot, Cost of Flying

Flight Instructors: There’s Always More to Learn

If I say that most CFIs make lousy business people, I’m unlikely to offend too many people … some for sure, just not too many I’ll wager. The reason is simple. Most CFIs do make lousy business people because teaching is often secondary...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2008 3:12 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, FAA, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Bobby Sturgell, Max Trescott, CFI of the Year, Learning to fly, Jetwhine.com

On The Record: Making Aviation More Social

There’s nothing quite like meeting up with a bunch of pilot buddies on a Saturday morning for a great breakfast. The social aspect of flying, in fact, is one of the best ways for newer pilots to learn from more experienced aviators. In PR lingo...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 5:49 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Blogging, Flight Training, pilots, air travel, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Learning to fly, AirVenture 2008, social networking, MyTransponder.com

Aviation Needs to Sell the Sizzle, Not the Steak

AOPA ran a Town Hall meeting in Chicago the other night and Phil Boyer asked the group a penetrating question. How do we convince more people to learn to fly? Despite being a flight instructor and a communicator all my life, I didn’t have a good...

Published Mon, Apr 28 2008 6:35 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, Business Aviation, Flight Training, air travel, NATCA, Aviation Marketing, Boca Raton, Learning to fly, TBM850, Phil Boyer, Garmin, AOPA, Muncie Indiana, airline flying, Socata

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