by Charlie Gasmire | Apr 29, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Learning to fly an airplane is a real adrenaline rush, but nothing compares to the first time the instructor isn’t in the plane. It’s a routine flight that you’ve made many times by this point, but there’s something about the instructor getting out and saying “she’s...
by Charlie Gasmire | Apr 23, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
It’s an experience unlike any other… soloing an airplane for the first time is a mixture of pure thrill, focus, and if we’re all being honest, a little dose of uncertainty. You know you can fly the airplane and have already demonstrated that, but...
by Charlie Gasmire | Apr 22, 2019 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
I have received a lot (but not all) of my formal flight training from American Flyers in Addison, Texas (though they have several locations across the country). I have completed my private pilot’s license, my instrument (and follow-on IPCs or instrument proficiency...
by Charlie Gasmire | Apr 19, 2019 | Aviation FAQs
Perhaps you’re considering a career change because your current job isn’t what you thought it would be. Or maybe you’re wanting to chase and realize a childhood dream that you’ve always had. Many of us don’t have the financial resources to become a pilot until later...
by Charlie Gasmire | Apr 18, 2019 | Aviation FAQs, Pilot Advice
Congratulations – you are about to enter the ranks of the relatively few people in human history that have gotten the chance to fly themselves. It wasn’t until a little over a century ago that powered flight was even technologically possible, so getting to learn...
