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We had a great sunrise today in Seattle. Here are a couple of pictures I took on the ramp just outside The Flight Academy's corporate office at Boeing Field. Mt. Rainier is the big one visible in both shots. Safe flying! -John Fiscus Chief Pilot, The Flight Academy www.theflightacademy.com
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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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It was a day not unlike any other... early summer of 2006 if memory serves. The air was warm but not oppressive and I was well rested and healthy. I climbed into the cockpit with Brock sitting next to me in the left seat even though I was going to be the PIC for this flight. I needed a little practice...
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By Austin Kemink Early in my instructing career I was teaching at the University of Alaska in Anchorage when I had my first experience with a true mountain wave. Why do I call it a “true” mountain wave? Simply put, our aircraft didn't have sufficient power to maintain altitude or airspeed...