by nestnh5_wp | Oct 14, 2020 | Articles
Last month, a handful of Horizon pilots added an instrument rating to their pilot credentials. Commonly the next after Private Pilot Certificate, the instrument rating allows pilots to fly in weather and clouds that a non-IFR rated pilot has to avoid. We interviewed...
by nestnh5_wp | Oct 14, 2020 | Articles
2020 is almost over (phew) which means it may be time to start holiday shopping for the pilot in your life. We’ve compiled our top 5 aviation gifts that will help end their year on a high note. 1) Flight bag: every pilot has a flight bag that is both a useful tool in...
by nestnh5_wp | Sep 14, 2020 | Articles
How much thought have you put into what goes in your flight bag? Is it just the thing that holds your headset and a few pens or is it a vital piece of flight equipment? It can, and should be both. We polled our team of instructors asking them what they include in...
by nestnh5_wp | Aug 21, 2020 | Articles
This month’s Friday 5 features aircraft that started off as civilian airplanes but were pressed into military service. From big to small, just about anything that flies has at least been considered by one branch of the service or another. The T-41 Mescalero: How do...
by nestnh5_wp | Jul 17, 2020 | Articles
We close each of our monthly newsletters with a list of 5 random aviation tidbits. You can sign up for our newsletter here. This month we’re looking at 5 airliners we wish could come back: The Concorde: It was shaped like a needle. It had four afterburning jet...
by nestnh5_wp | Jun 14, 2020 | Articles
Last month, two NASA astronauts were set to launch into Earth orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Five hundred tons of cryogenic propellant sat ready in the vehicle’s tanks, and navy rescue swimmers sat ready on warships in the North Atlantic prepared to rescue the...
