Flying Archives - Personal Wings

First Officer Responsibilities in the Real World

by Tigre Pickett | Jul 28, 2022 | Flying, Jet Operations

First Officer Responsibilities in the Real World First Officer responsibilities and duties will vary based on the operation or outfit the pilot is flying for, and a few sites have descriptions of what to expect as a First Officer. And, there is also the real world...

Introduction to Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion – Flying the first CJ3 with Fusion

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 Spring/Summer 2017 Updated May 2021 © copyright 2017-2021 Personal Wings, Inc. NOTE: This article is a condensed version of my full-length CJ3 Fusion training documentation. Pro Line Fusion...

Flying the Cirrus Vision Jet from a SR22 Owner’s Perspective

by Rich Pickett | Dec 31, 2020 | Flying, Cirrus Vision Jet

I have another Cirrus Vision Jet G2 review in Twin & Turbine – April 2019 as well as my article on Cirrus’ autoland capability in the December 2019 issue of Twin & Turbine Enjoy my other aviation articles in Twin & Turbine, and other...

On the way to Super Bowl 52 – Hydraulic failure in the Cessna Citation CJ2

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...

ICON A5 Review – Grab your water shoes, beach towel and swimsuit!

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...

Flying – Music – Dancing – Biking – More Flying – San Diego CA (KMYF) to Quincy CA (2O1)

by Rich Pickett | Jul 7, 2016 | Airplane Cross Country, Featured, Float plane, Flying, Flying Adventures, Mountain Biking

920 NM Flying – 3 days/nights Music/Dancing – 93 miles Mountain Biking We’ve been flying to Quincy CA – Gansner Field (2O1) since the early 1980s and it never fails to be a magical place to visit. Located in Plumas County and the Sierras...