Browse by Tags

Destinations: San Juan Islands, Washington State

I thought I'd kick off our new Destinations series with a place that's close to home for me. The San Juan Islands! Located in the Strait of Juan de Fuca where the Pacific Ocean starts to make its way down to Seattle, the San Juans are filled with...

Published 3 May 2011 9:43 by John Fiscus

Filed under: flying, Trips

Cirrus Adventures: Flying a Cirrus to Hawaii - Part 3

Well, it looks like it took me a little longer than "a few days" to finish this. My apologies for the hiatus! I spent the first two weeks of this month teaching with COPA and some of the best CFIs in the industry at TWO CPPPs in Australia! What...

Published 26 Dec 2010 17:37 by John Fiscus

Filed under: flying, Trips, Hawaii, ferry flight

Flying to Australia - Home Again

We have Chase and Luke back here in the US after their trip over the Pacific to the other side of the world. They're both pretty beat but very happy to be home. I think it'll be a few days before their sleep schedules return to normal, but we're...

Published 27 Aug 2010 14:59 by John Fiscus

Filed under: flying, flight planning, Trips, The Flight Academy, Australia

Alaska Adventure 2009 - Another Great Trip!

We took a group of Cirrus owners and pilots on our 5th annual trip up to southeast Alaska 2 weeks ago and had a blast! I airlined out to Philadelphia to pick up a couple of fellows and show them some sights on the way out to Seattle. We stopped in scenic...

Published 10 Sep 2009 10:27 by John Fiscus

Filed under: flying, there I was, alaska

Flying to Canada under the new Customs and Border protection rules

By Luke Lysen On May 18 th 2009 the new Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (EAPIS) system became mandatory. This system replaces the old method of faxing in the Customs and Border protection 178 form. I thought I would write up the procedures...

Published 8 Jul 2009 10:36 by John Fiscus

Filed under: training, customs, Canada, CBP, flying, flight planning

A client's observation on an Instrument Rating in another country

The following piece was written by a client of The Flight Academy who came over to get a US version of a Private License and then add on his Instrument Rating. He was kind enough to detail the experience and I thought I'd share it here. -------- The...

Published 9 Apr 2009 15:32 by John Fiscus

Filed under: training, flying, IFR, approaches

Cirrus Perspective Operating Tips

By Hugh Gommel Cirrus is delivering mostly Perspective avionics suites these days. That’s no surprise considering its powerful capabilities and SVT feature. The following are a few comments after 60 hours flying the Cirrus Perspective by Garmin...

Published 9 Feb 2009 9:23 by John Fiscus

Filed under: training, tips, flying, avionics, garmin, perspective

IFR Alternates: Can you really do that?

A while ago, Luke received an email from a client who had been chatting with him about the regs as they pertain to filing an alternate on an IFR flight plan. What most instructors say about alternates is probably not worth more than a quick mention here...

Published 23 Jan 2009 14:25 by John Fiscus

Filed under: training, tips, CDM, flying, flight planning, weather, IFR, approaches, regulations

Joy of flight

I thought I might share a couple of videos taken over the last week out here in Seattle. This is a really beautiful part of the world for flying! John Fiscus Chief Pilot, The Flight Academy www.theflightacademy.com

Published 10 Dec 2008 12:29 by John Fiscus

Filed under: videos, flying

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

Tips from CSIP's: Staying Proficient