Freedom to Fly

I'm not sure how I missed this but AOPA put together a collection of videos for the 4th of July this year where people talk about the reasons they fly. Here are the links:

http://www.aopa.org/freedom2fly/video.html

http://www.aopa.org/freedom2fly/video2.html

Also, here is the HD version of the National Aviation Day video I posted earlier which has some amazing pictures taken by pilots.

http://www.aopa.org/freedom2fly/atbhd.html

Learning to become a pilot - one person's experience

This was an interesting blog post in Forbes about one woman's quest to earn her pilot certificate. I certainly have never heard of an 8+ hour practical exam but I suppose it could be possible. It is worth a read however as it provides some perspective on the process but her's differed vastly from my experience. I enjoyed just about every moment in the air during my training.
http://blogs.forbes.com/wheelsup/2010/08/19/in-defense-of-elitists-–why-not-everybody-can-or-should-be-a-pilot/

Happy National Aviation Day - August 19th

Celebrating Orville Wright's birthday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aviation_Day