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  • Flying to Australia - Home Again

    We have Chase and Luke back here in the US after their trip over the Pacific to the other side of the world. They're both pretty beat but very happy to be home. I think it'll be a few days before their sleep schedules return to normal, but we're glad to have them returned safely. As it turns...
    Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 27 Aug 2010
    Filed under: flying, flight planning, Trips, The Flight Academy, Australia
  • Urgent PIREPs and ugly weather

    We're having quite the afternoon here in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to a sizeable Low pressure and associated cold front, we're having wind shear and SLD causing some interesting PIREPS. Here's one just 60 miles north of our base in Seattle: BVS UUA /OV YVR150035/TM 2225/FL150/TP DH8C...
    Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 16 Mar 2010
    Filed under: ice, flight planning, weather, The Flight Academy
  • Flying to Canada under the new Customs and Border protection rules

    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...
    Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 8 Jul 2009
    Filed under: training, customs, Canada, CBP, flying, flight planning
  • Weather observation and prediction

    I'm still in southeast South Dakota and have been hearing about a monster snowstorm coming our way. I went on ADDS ( adds.aviationweather.gov ) and sure enough, it's going to be interesting. I'm presently sitting exactly where the middle of the Low will be tomorrow, see below: I'm going...
    Posted to Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient by John Fiscus on 30 Mar 2009
    Filed under: training, winter, flight planning, weather
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