Heart and Soul: Understanding the Systems of Your Airplane
When you think of flight training you might envision sunny days flying around the Bay or flying patterns at your favorite local airport. You relish fine tuning your timing of the flare, or flying through your own wake turbulence at the end of a perfect steep turn....
Destined to Fly: Tess Kuenzi
Maybe it is because EAA is there, or because the abundant farm land yields itself to aviation, but there is something about Wisconsin that makes it an incubator for aviators. Over the years we have met a disproportionate amount of pilots that hail from the Badger...
Dieter is a Pilot!
Dieter started flying while still a high school student. Now as a college freshman he has successfully completed his Private Pilot training with a passed checkride. This brilliant young man will have many achievements in his life, and we are proud that we were able to...
Matt is a Commercial Pilot
The ink on Matt's instrument certificate is just starting to dry. He probably hasn't even had the chance to use it yet. We can't bag on him too much for that though. He has been busy as it gets polishing up his commercial pilot requirements. That hard work paid off...
Nathalie Solos!
You can call it whatever you want. It could be an accomplishment. An achievement. A conquering. A success. A milestone. Call it what you like, but just make sure you congratulate Nathalie for completing her first solo flight. Well done!
Jake is a CFII!
You can't call Jake a CFI anymore. Nope. Those days are over. He's upgraded!!! He is now a CFII cleared to teach you the wonderful art of instrument flying. Well done, Jake!
Sean is a Commercial Pilot!
Sean is a great pilot to post about around Labor Day. He knows how to work hard. He has completed his Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot and now his Commercial Pilot training courses all with Horizon Aviation. The guy knows how to work and we all stand and applaud his...
Jon Solos!
The first-solo-smile is unmistakable. It is a mixture of relief, pride, accomplishment, joy, and “I-JUST-DID-THAT!!!!!” You can’t replicate it, can’t find it anywhere else, and you have to earn it. The good news is that once you’ve found your post-solo smile, you get...
Andrew Solos!
This “congratulations” post is a two-fer….two congrats in one post. First up is Andrew who completed his first solo flight on Sunday. A first solo needs the right conditions, both in terms of weather and preparedness. Some times the winds pick up beyond our limits for...
Pitch + Power = Performance
Pitch. Power. Performance. You may have heard those words strung together in some type of equation that your instructor used. What they were getting at is a fundamental building block of how pilot’s control airplanes and manage their energy in the sky. Pitch + Power...