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Staying current and staying proficient… It can be a little confusing, especially to students and new pilots. Currency and proficiency are different, but at the same time they have similarities and complement each other. Today we’ll outline what the FAA requires to be a legal, current pilot in command. What does it mean to us to not only be a legal pilot, but to be a proficient pilot? Getting current and becoming proficient are two things we’ve experienced in the last several months here in Hawaii.

Some pilots would venture to say that the FAA knowledge test for the instrument rating is the most difficult of all pilot exams. We don’t know if that’s true, but preparing and taking the instrument written test was definitely “next level” compared to the private pilot test. Today we'll share what motivated us to get focused, study, and knock out the exam this past month. We hope sharing our journey will give some helpful ideas, or at least encourage you to set some goals & move forward with your tr

Part 1 of a two part series on how we prepared for the FAA Private Pilot and Instrument Knowledge Tests. We compare our study habits and what resources were helpful to us successfully passing these exams.

Today we are stoked to have Laurence Balter of Maui Flight Academy on the show. Laurence has decades of experience as a Cirrus instructor and flying in Hawaii. On this episode we’ll hear about Laurence’s aviation journey, spectacular flight opportunities in Hawaii, and about the angle of attack indicator – equipment that you may want to seriously consider if you’re an aircraft owner. If you’re a pilot and headed to Hawaii on vacation… listen in today, because you just might want to book a lesson with Laurence while you’re here.

 

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Today we welcome Chris Palmer to the show! Chris is not only a CFI, but someone we like to call an aviation educator. He’s also the host of the AviatorCast podcast and creates amazing video content on the Angle of Attack YouTube channel. On this episode you’ll hear his aviation story, why having a mentor is important, what he likes to see in a student pilot, and how to connect with a good instructor.

The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary unit of the U.S. Air Force. It’s an organization of citizens who are committed to serving America’s communities with emergency response, aviation and ground services, and youth development. Today our guest is a young lady who has been a driving force in the Cadet program of the Civil Air Patrol on Maui. Now a certificated private pilot, we’re excited to have Bianca Vasquez-Abarca with us to share about her aviation journey and involvement with the Civil Air Patrol.

Flying drones is a hobby that so many have picked up in the last five years. It’s become so popular, that a lot of people are making a full-time living by piloting drones. Today on the podcast, we’re talking with a Maui resident who has an interesting background with droning. Daniel Fischter joins us on this episode to share how a hobby of building drones opened up a new world of photography and videography. Dan also gives practical tips for the new drone pilot & some of his favorite spots to fly on Mau

How many of you have big dreams and aviation goals for 2019? Honestly, 2018 was a pretty discouraging year for us because we did not log any time until November. But here we are, a new year and a fresh start. We have big dreams and plans for the Fly Maui podcast and for our aviation journey. On today’s episode, we invite you to the conversation, follow our journey, and by all means, hold us accountable!

Part of the reason we started the Fly Maui podcast was to begin building an audio scrapbook in a digital format of our adventures and experiences for our family. One treasure we have are scrapbooks that my pilot grandmother made, which we found after she passed away. Something I found last year in one of these scrapbooks are 2 speeches she gave about her flying. I read these on a recording this past summer, and wanted to share these with our listeners.

Hurricane Hector came within 200 mi south of Hawaii Island. NOAA dispatched an aircraft, a G4, from its hurricane hunting fleet to Hawaii to collect data for better forecasting the track of Hector. It’s during that mission that the world was quickly made aware of its historical significance because it was the first NOAA hurricane hunting mission piloted by an all-female crew. We’re stoked to have one of these ladies, Lt. Commander Rebecca Waddington, on the podcast today to share her amazing story.