This week, I started my commercial training in a Cirrus SR-20. Other than Minute interior details, the SR-20s I fly look identical to this SR-20 listed on globalair.com. https://www.globalair.com/aircraft-for-sale/ListingDetail/Cirrus-SR20?AdId=88599 Moving from the steam gauge C172 I got my PPL in, the Cirrus is extraordinarily nice and extremely hi-tech with the dual G1000 display. I was… Read more

This was my official final week for classes! Even though my semester ends next week, all my assignments and projects ended this week. All I have next week are exams. This week in engines, we looked at turbine engine inspection and maintenance. These topics include the start sequence and items to monitor while starting up.… Read more

I was able to fly again this week! On Thursday, my friend, Chris, and I rented a cessna and flew to Falcon Field (KFFC) in Peachtree City. We wanted to fly over the city along our route but we weren’t cleared into the Bravo. On our way there we detoured around KATL and the city.… Read more

This week was definitely not as good as last week but still alot was learned. In my engines class, we went over turbine ignition systems, jet fuel, and the lubrication and cooling systems inside of jets. Once again, not as intriguing as last weeks discussion of parts of turbine engines. Despite this, I learned alot… Read more

Despite being not allowed to fly for Purdue at all this semester, I was still able to fly this week was definitely a plus. On Tuesday, I went over more arrival plates for my instrument class. We went over several arrival plates for many different airports. I also went over sections of jet engines in… Read more

Given the recent Covid-19 Pandemic, my flying for the semester has officially been cancelled. I will no longer be able to fly this semester or complete my flight course. In addition, airports all over the world are affected by the virus. GlobalAir.com’s homepage has many stories documenting the airport unemployment and closures. https://www.globalair.com/ I never… Read more

This week, once again, was pretty dissapointing in terms of flying (can you see a theme for this semester?). I was able to fly once on Friday due to bad weather throughout the beginning of the week. Despite only one actual flight, I began my simulator course this week. On Monday, my instructor and I… Read more

This week, I wasn’t able to fly at all. I had 4 slots scheduled for the week but weather and plane availability cancelled all of them. On Monday, early mornign wind shear foced me to cancel. On Wednesday, planes were sparse due to stage checks, check rides, and cross countries so I wasn’t able to… Read more

This week I was only able to fly twice. On Monday, my flight was cancelled due to weather. My wednesday flight was also cancelled due to bad weather. Fortunately, I got priority for my slot on Friday since I was planning to do an XC to KBEH. The flight went great until the return leg.… Read more

This week was some what of a catch-up week for me. Since weather in the beginning of the course was pretty terrible, I have been slightly behind in total hours. In addition to being behind, getting a plane outside of your normal slot is extremely difficult which makes it hard to catch back up. Fortunately,… Read more

This week was another great week for flying. I’m still very behind due to the first couple weeks of weather however I’m starting to get back on track as I slowly make up for lost time. Monday was cancelled due to IFR ceilings and snow. Terrible start to the week given the bad weather. Wednesday… Read more

This week was still pretty good compared to the first couple weeks of flying. Weather was good for only the days that I flew, and terrible for the other days. I feel bad for the Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday students who weren’t able to fly but I’m glad it wasn’t me. On Monday, My instructor… Read more

Once again, weather plagued my flying this week. Fortunately I was able to fly once and get back into the cirrus after 2 weeks. On Monday, weather was terrible. Actually, to shorten this blog im going to preface this week by saying that every single day this week was terrible weather. Due to this, my… Read more

This week was very informational but not very good in terms of flying. Due to MLK day on Monday, I only had 2 slots. On Wednesday, cross countries, stage checks, and check rides took priority over my slot. This meant that, despite having perfect weather, I wasn’t able to fly. Although I was sad to… Read more

This week was my first official week of the semester! Overall, my classes all went well. My flying this week was sparse due to weather and lack of an instructor but overall was not terrible. My new flying schedule is now Monday, Wednesday, Friday instead of Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday which is a lot better. My… Read more

Continuing my random blog posts for Christmas break, this post will be about my schedule that I recently found out about. Unfortunately, my travelling for break has finished and with it my posts about airports I went to. Recently I got my schedule for the upcoming school year and I went over all of my… Read more

This week, still being Christmas break, I will continue to talk about my traveling experiences and the aviation related things I saw and experienced. First, let me start off by saying that Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) is terrible. Here is KLAX’s page on GlobalAir.com https://www.globalair.com/airport/los-angeles-international-lax.aspx . After Christmas, my family and went to LA… Read more

This week, since I had no flight lessons or flight discussions, I will be talking about my trip to Puerto Rico and all the aviation related things I encountered while I was there. Over break, I traveled to Puerto Rico with my girlfriend and her family as that is where she is from. Since my… Read more

I officially passed 243! This week was the most critical week for me out of the entire semester as I had my 243 stage check. On Tuesday, my instructor and I met with another instructor and his student to do a group review for the oral portion of the 243 stage check. Overall, the review… Read more

This week was an extremely good week for flying. I somehow managed to fly 4 times this week! On Tuesday, I did my final dual maneuvers practice. Unfortunately it didn’t go as well as I would’ve hoped. I just messed up on some of the maneuvers in really simple ways. Even though these were the… Read more

No post due to thanksgiving break.

Unfortunately, this week was a reversion from the previous week. I wasn’t able to fly this week. I did, however, begin to review with my instructor for the stage check I have in the next coming weeks. On Tuesday, my flight was cancelled due to weather and instead we had a discussion over important topics… Read more

This week was a complete 180 from my previous week posts about having to cancel all of my Cross Country’s and never getting a plane. I was able to fly all 3 times this week (I know right – shocking!). On Tuesday, I did my “short” solo XC to Bloomington, Indiana (KBMI) to Mattoon, Illinois… Read more

This week was a little more eventful than last week, but the same issues plagued me throughout. Luckily, I was able to fly once this week but none of the 4 cross countries I planned worked out. On Tuesday, my solo XC to South Bend was cancelled due to the wind being out of limits… Read more

Unfortunately, this is gonna be a short blog post. The main reason that I wasn’t able to fly once this week. Luckily, it was due to the weather and not our fleet. On Tuesday, I originally planned a Cross Country from LAF to South Bend (KSBN) and then to Marion, Indiana (KMZZ, ya I’m not… Read more

This week, flying again remained relatively dull. Continuing the theme of the the last month, the Cirrus’ maintenance needs are gonna be the death of me. Once again, I was only able to fly once this week due to weather and SR-20 maintenance schedule. On Tuesday, the weather, with high winds and low clouds, was… Read more

This week, flying continued to be strenuous as the planes still remained down for maintenance. Again, I was only able to fly once this week. Tuesday, my flight was cancelled due to IFR conditions in LAF. My instructor and I did our final discussion and longest, the systems discussion. We basically went through a powerpoint… Read more

This flying week was very mild and nothing eventful really happened. Unfortunately I was only able to fly once this week due to several factors. My Tuesday flight slot was cancelled due to my previously mentioned trip to New York for Purdue’s fall break. My Thursday flight went according to plan. Originally, I wasn’t supposed… Read more

Due to my unchanging academic schedule and workload, I will begin to omit my academic recap of the week in future blog posts. This week for flying has had many ups and downs. I was only able to fly once this week due to our screwed fleet and my travel plans. On Tuesday, a lot… Read more

This week, my classes actually got easier. I’m not sure what the switch was between this week and last week but I have zero homework this weekend. Other than that, like usual, my classes haven’t changed. Flying was a little cramped due to not only the weather, but the status of Purdue’s aircraft. My first… Read more

This week, my overall school work load got a little more difficult. This was only due to the essay and presentation I had due at the end of the week. I also have my first Aviation Business exam next Monday. Other than that, my classes remained the same as previous weeks. This week for flying… Read more

This week, classes remained the same. I am in the middle of my 737 max project for Tech 120 and I had to do interviews. I interviewed a commercial passenger and a pilot in the program with me. Other than that and learning about the history of Pan Am in Aviation Business, classes were pretty… Read more

This week, my classes remained to be more rigorous with a fair amount of homework. I had a couple quizzes and projects as well. Although, one of my least favorite classes, Tech 120 (since it has nothing to do with aviation) became more interesting. In Tech 120, we focus on design thinking and ways to… Read more

This week was the first week where work started to pick up. I was past the“syllabus week.” Although this was the first week of “real”work, I wasn’t assigned as much as I expected and it didn’t take too long tocomplete. Overall, my schoolwork and academic rigor has increased but is still very manageable. More importantly,… Read more