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JULY 2008 Volume 2, Issue 7 |
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 Welcome
to Reach For The Sky, EAA's monthly
e-newsletter written and created for people who
are interested in learning how to fly. This
month Certificated Flight Instructor Steve Krog
walks us through take offs and landings in a
Cub. In this month's "A Personal View,"
Nick Schreiber, one of Steve's recent student
pilots, describes his path to earning his
Private Pilot's license in just 14 days! We
encourage you to forward this edition to someone
who might like to receive it. And remember, you
don't need to be an EAA member to subscribe.
Check out Steve
Krog at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 on July 30 -
August 1, during one of several presentations he
will be participating in. A complete list of
Steve's presentation schedule can be viewed at www.AirVenture.org
(schedule is subject to change without notice).
Note: If you're a
pilot just starting out and would like to share
your story, or if you have a question about flight-training,
drop us an e-mail at LearnToFly@eaa.org.
In
this issue ...
- Take Offs
and Landings, by Steve Krog, CFI, Editor
- What You're
Asking: Questions for your instructor
- A Personal
View: Living a Dream-in 14 Days!, by
Nick Schreiber
- Aviation
Glossary: Learning the language of
flight
- This
Month's Poll: What are your other
recreational pastimes?
Take
Offs and Landings
By Steve Krog
The first solo
flight is one of the most memorable,
exhilarating events a student pilot will
experience. Ask any pilot young and old about
learning to fly and they will tell you the date,
time, type, and color of the airplane and
weather conditions when they made their
memorable first solo flight. Before one can solo
though, he or she must first master take offs
and landings. Read
more
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Q&A:
What you're asking
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questions for the instructor from beginning flight students
Q:
I currently hold the private
pilot-airplane, commercial pilot, and
flight instructor-glider ratings. I'd
like to become a sport pilot instructor.
Must I take the flight instructor
written tests again?
A: Your
question is actually quite easy to
answer. You have already taken and
passed the private pilot-airplane
written test so you meet the powered
flight requirements. You've also taken
the Instructor-glider written tests so
you need not take either of the two-part
instructors written tests. What you are
required to do is receive enough
instruction to take and pass the oral
and flight-tests which will be conducted
by either a qualified Designated
Examiner or an FAA Examiner.
More
questions
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A Personal
View - Living a dream - in 14 days! |
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 By
Nick Schreiber
One could
honestly say that flying has been in my blood
since the day I was born. Both my father and
grandfather were pilots. The opportunity and
time for learning to fly just never fit my
schedule until early summer 2008.
I've always
wanted to fly. My grandfather, Alexander
Schreiber, learned to fly and soloed in a Cub in
the 1930's and was able to build a lot of flight
time ferrying J-2 and J-3 Cubs from Bradford and
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, to the Chicago area
where he lived. He loved talking airplanes with
me! Read
more
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biplane -
An airplane having two wings, one placed above
the other.
effective pitch
- The actual distance a propeller moves through
the air in one revolution. It is the difference
between the geometric pitch of the propeller and
the prop slip.
octane rating
- The rating system of aviation gasoline with
regard to its antidetonating qualities. Fuel
with an octane rating of 87 is made up of a
mixture of 87% isooctane and 13% heptane.
taxi - To
move an airplane on the ground under its own
power.
nautical mile - The
most common distance measurement in aviation. A
nautical mile is equivalent to 1.15 statute
(standard U.S.) miles.
more
glossary terms >>
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Last
month's poll: We
asked, "How many training hours did you
have before solo?" The majority (44
percent) of you responded "10-20." The
second highest was "Less than 10" with
32 percent of the votes. A total of 16 percent
said "20-40" and the remaining 8
percent said it took "40 or more"
training hours before solo. Got an idea for a
new aviation-related poll question? Send an
e-mail to dheimos@eaa.org
and you might see it in an upcoming edition of Reach
for the Sky.
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EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2008 is almost here!
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 Visit
the Learn to Fly Discovery Center
Planning to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year?
You're cordially invited to visit the Learn to Fly
Discovery Center, hosted by EAA and the National
Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI). The center will
provide inspiration, information, guidance, and a
community of support for people like you who want to
pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. CFIs will make
presentations, answer questions, and discuss the steps,
training, knowledge, and skills required to pursue the
world's most exhilarating pastime-flying for fun! Plus,
EAA will be providing free sport pilot student pilot
certificates to EAA members. Look for us near the EAA
Welcome Center, at the corner of Knapp St. Road and the
main taxiway west of AeroShell Square.
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Join the EAA
Facebook group
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 We
invite you to join the official EAA Facebook group, “EAA - The Spirit of Aviation.” Whether you’re an EAA member
or not, joining the group allows you to share pictures and
video, send personal messages, discover others who share
your passion for aviation, and participate in lively
discussions on what's happening in the organization. Visit the
Young
Eagles website for instructions on how to sign up.
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A moment to
join, a lifetime to fly
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 If
you’re preparing to become a pilot, the EAA
community is here for you. Membership gives you
access to the collective passion, knowledge,
experience, and support of 170,000 members
worldwide. You'll get to participate in EAA
events, connect with fellow members, and have
access to the tools and resources to get you
airborne. Join the fun by visiting http://www.eaa.org/membership/benefits.asp
today.
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Reach for the Sky - EAA's Guide to Learning
to Fly and Light-Sport Aircraft
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 EAA’s
guide to learning to fly and light-sport aircraft
is a resource to help anyone take the first
steps toward becoming a pilot. Whether you want to
have fun in a powered parachute or one day want to
command a Mars mission, Reach for the Sky is a
great place to start. It is
available
as a PDF
that will take a few minutes to download with a
high-speed connection.
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