by Rich Pickett | May 30, 2021 | Citation CJ3, Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Flying, Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion
Pro Line Fusion Citation CJ3 First Flight A State-of-the-Art Avionics Upgrade Pro Line Fusion Online Course – Enroll Spring/Summer 2017 Updated May 2021 © copyright 2017-2021 Personal Wings, Inc. NOTE: This article is a condensed version of my full-length CJ3...
by Rich Pickett | Oct 14, 2018 | Eclipse Jet, Featured
One of the things I like to do is spend time working on our planes. Every time I walked by the wing tips of our Eclipse I didn’t like the dull look of the fuel filler neck. The dull grey just didn’t match the sleek look of the plane. The Eclipse service centers...
by Rich Pickett | Jul 10, 2018 | Eclipse Jet, Featured, Products
When I purchased our Eclipse 500 jet, which is an amazing airplane, I found that there were opportunities to make it easier for operators to take care of their airplanes. I had always wanted to explore 3-D printing and this was a great chance to create some useful...
by Rich Pickett | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized, Airplane Cross Country, Cessna Citation, Citation CJ3, Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Flying Adventures, Inflight Emergency, Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion
March 2018 My friend and I were flying his Cessna Citation CJ3 to Hillsboro Airport in Oregon (KHIO) from Lincoln Nebraska (KLNK) on our way to Alaska to watch the Iditarod Race . I’ve been flying this particular CJ3 for six years, in fact it was my...
by Rich Pickett | Feb 12, 2018 | Inflight Emergency, Cessna Citation, Citation CJ3, Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Flying, Flying Emergencies
Off to the Super Bowl A friend asked me to fly the Cessna Citation CJ2 to the Super Bowl in Minneapolis while he was on a well deserved vacation. It sounded like a good idea, I always enjoy flying into busy airspace and events and it is...
by Rich Pickett | Sep 4, 2016 | Airplane Cross Country, Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Float plane, Flying, Flying Adventures, Seaplane
ICON A5 Light Sport Amphibian Review – Quite a machine On an earlier blog I wrote about obtaining my Commercial Seaplane Rating in Alaska, you may have read how much fun it is to fly a floatplane (seaplane rating per the FAA). I had a blast flying the Pacer and...
