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After learning to fly in Fullerton, CA with Fun Outside, I wanted to keep flying and started to consider my options.  Having the opportunity to own a plane for the first time sounded exciting but expensive.  I started comparing different ways to stay flying and here’s what I came up with. The easiest answer I […]

A friend recently passed his private pilot checkride and while we were debriefing, he told me he was going to jump right in to his IFR training.  It reminded me of the conversation I had with my CFI after passing my checkride a few years ago.  He told me to take the time to appreciate

Do you like to watch the NFL?  I do.  I look forward to fall and winter Sundays and even if I’m not invested in a particular game, I will have it on in the background while doing other things.  That is, of course, if I’m not flying.  When I’m training, that tends to take top

If you’re a pilot, you know how serious pilots and controllers take their responsibilities.  When we talk on the radios, we’re all business.  In fact, we’re taught to keep our requests and responses brief.  The shorter the better.  But this is the one time of year where the industry seems to allow its sense of

It has always been my dream to become a commercial pilot for either American or Delta. I took up an internship here at Fun Outside hoping to gain valuable experience and hard skills that could help me progress toward this goal. Only two days into the internship, Garrett approached me and my fellow intern Klaus

When I was a student pilot learning to fly in Fullerton, I gained a unique perspective.  Work kept me busy during the daylight hours and during the winter it gets dark earlier.  So, the majority of my flight training was at night.  If you review the requirements to obtain a private pilots license, you’ll recall

The biggest airshow of the year is no doubt, EAA Airventure which takes place in Oshkosh, WI usually in the last week of July.  I have been attending for the past two years and it is great fun.  For any pilot, the trip is one you’ll never forget.  We fly there in two days and

So you’re a private pilot!  You’ve worked hard and passed your written exam.  You then fly all the necessary hours, paid all those rental fees and passed your checkride. Congratulations!  That was hard work.  Now what?  What things will you do with your new found wings?  Yeah yeah, you already know all about the $100

We believe the appropriate time to start using your checklists is the night before your next flight.