Be A Pilot Archives — Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/category/be-a-pilot/ Aviation News and History From An Informed Perspective Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:22:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-avgeekerylarge1-32x32.jpg Be A Pilot Archives — Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/category/be-a-pilot/ 32 32 104229628 Sun N Fun is Gearing up for Their 50th Anniversary Air Show https://avgeekery.com/sun-n-fun-is-gearing-up-for-their-50th-anniversary-air-show/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:12:02 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34425 Sun N Fun is gearing up for their 50th anniversary air show. The annual fly-in is a big draw for Central Florida, welcoming avgeeks and aviators from around the world…

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]]> 34425 A-10 Pilot’s Tragedy Sparks Scholarship For Future Fighter Pilots https://avgeekery.com/a-10-pilots-tragedy-sparks-scholarship-for-future-fighter-pilots/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 01:42:43 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34034 The passion for flying in some families runs deep. For one pilot and father named Jared Black, his love for flying was not only a cherished career but a bond…

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]]> 34034 “Are You Getting In Or Not?” https://avgeekery.com/are-you-getting-in-or-not/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:41:54 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34007 My Hot Air Balloon Adventure As we strolled through Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) this week my copilot asked, “Have you ever attended the famous balloon festival in Albuquerque?” I hadn’t, but…

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]]> 34007 The Time I Got My Dream Job Offer In Flight https://avgeekery.com/the-time-i-got-my-dream-job-offer-in-flight/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:11:04 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33766 Highs And Lows Of An Air Force DV Mission On April 14, 2004, I set out for my final overseas trip of my Air Force career in a C-37, a gleaming Gulfstream…

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]]> 33766 T-38 IP: “Did You Bring Your Water Bottle?” https://avgeekery.com/t-38-ip-did-you-bring-your-water-bottle/ Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:44:41 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33430 Back when I fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the books! During my T-38 flight training one of my instructors was a former A-10 fighter pilot that…

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]]> 33430 Advice on Interviewing for United’s AVIATE Program https://avgeekery.com/advice-on-interviewing-for-uniteds-aviate-program/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:21:34 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=32995 The following comes from Jonathan Swift, who recently interviewed with United Airlines for their AVIATE program (NOT the Academy). Despite 6-figure salaries, the airline industry cannot hire enough qualified pilots.…

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]]> 32995 My Fighter Career: “I Wasn’t Born To Fly” https://avgeekery.com/my-fighter-career-i-wasnt-born-to-fly/ https://avgeekery.com/my-fighter-career-i-wasnt-born-to-fly/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:24:37 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=28347 “My Fighter Career” is a limited series of articles by Byron Hukee. He’s a humble, bad ass, retired USAF pilot who flew everything from the F-100 to the F-16. Hello,…

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]]> https://avgeekery.com/my-fighter-career-i-wasnt-born-to-fly/feed/ 0 28347 WATCH: Amazing Example of a Safe Emergency Landing https://avgeekery.com/watch-youll-never-see-a-better-example-of-a-safe-emergency-landing/ https://avgeekery.com/watch-youll-never-see-a-better-example-of-a-safe-emergency-landing/#respond Sat, 14 May 2022 02:39:31 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=27896 This Pilot Was as Cool as a Cucumber After His Cessna 205’s Engine Seized While Flying Cross Country The loss of any engine in flight is a big deal. When…

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]]> https://avgeekery.com/watch-youll-never-see-a-better-example-of-a-safe-emergency-landing/feed/ 0 27896 Six Great Hacks for Crushing Your Private Pilot’s License https://avgeekery.com/six-great-hacks-for-crushing-your-private-pilots-license/ https://avgeekery.com/six-great-hacks-for-crushing-your-private-pilots-license/#respond Mon, 02 May 2022 15:51:22 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=27630 How to Achieve Your Dreams of Flight Without Going Broke! Have you ever heard this said about people pursuing a Private Pilot’s License? “Oh, that guy? He has about 80…

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