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We took a group of Cirrus owners and pilots on our 5th annual trip up to southeast Alaska 2 weeks ago and had a blast! I airlined out to Philadelphia to pick up a couple of fellows and show them some sights on the way out to Seattle. We stopped in scenic Indiana, hopped over to South Dakota to see my...
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By Luke Lysen On May 18 th 2009 the new Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (EAPIS) system became mandatory. This system replaces the old method of faxing in the Customs and Border protection 178 form. I thought I would write up the procedures we have been using and post them here along with...
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The following piece was written by a client of The Flight Academy who came over to get a US version of a Private License and then add on his Instrument Rating. He was kind enough to detail the experience and I thought I'd share it here. -------- The objective of my trip was to finally obtain my FAA...
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By Hugh Gommel Cirrus is delivering mostly Perspective avionics suites these days. That’s no surprise considering its powerful capabilities and SVT feature. The following are a few comments after 60 hours flying the Cirrus Perspective by Garmin. First, I found the www.cirrusperspective.com website...
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A while ago, Luke received an email from a client who had been chatting with him about the regs as they pertain to filing an alternate on an IFR flight plan. What most instructors say about alternates is probably not worth more than a quick mention here since most of you have heard it so many times:...
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I thought I might share a couple of videos taken over the last week out here in Seattle. This is a really beautiful part of the world for flying! John Fiscus Chief Pilot, The Flight Academy www.theflightacademy.com