Scenic Flight for my Friends

Yesterday I had the opportunity to rent a plane from Thunderbird, where I train as a student, to take a couple of my friends on a scenic flight around the cities.  It was a great day to fly.  Eric and Laura are soon going to be moving out of the country to use their skills as a nurse (Laura) and an English Language Teacher (Eric) within community development.  I can't take credit for these, but Laura got some neat pictures.

3 reasons I Like the iPad Air

I recently got an iPad Air for flight training purposes.  I love it!  Here's why:

1. Size: the Air is 9.45" x 6.67" x 0.30" and weighs 1.03lbs. In other words, it feels really light and doesn't take up too much space in my flight bag.  Cessna and Piper cockpits are not roomy.  Usually, I'm brushing shoulders with whoever is sitting next to me.  For this reason, some people go for the iPad mini.  But the screen size of the mini just feels too small to me, like I'd always be straining to see or zooming in.  The Air is just right. I use this Knee Board while flying.


2. Apps: In my opinion, some of the best apps for flying are most intuitive while using the Air.
I'm excited to start using ForeFlight.

3. Movies: Not related to flying at all, but I'm a big movie guy.  Most of the Blu-Rays we own come with a digital copy which I can either download to the device or store in the cloud. It's great for traveling.

And finally, my wife used an app to trace this picture of me on my first demo flight.  The app didn't generate a sketch...my wife did! Pretty awesome.