by Rich Pickett | Jul 10, 2014 | Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Float plane, Flying, Seaplane
If you haven’t thought about adding a Seaplane rating to your license, you should! I’ve considered it for years, however it wasn’t until this summer, 2014, that I put my plan in place. My only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner!...
by Rich Pickett | Apr 29, 2014 | Bahamas travel, Featured, Flying, Greater Good
A Little Background In 2010, over a span of 3 weeks, with the generous support of aircraft owners who gave me access to their planes, friends who helped financially, and those that helped with flying, I was able to make over 70 flights in support of earthquake relief...
by Rich Pickett | Mar 5, 2014 | Featured, Flying
In March 2014, I had an opportunity to visit Alaska for my aviation consulting with a friend in a Citation CJ3. Flying up to Alaska offers some of the most stunning scenery I’ve seen. Our departure point for the last leg to Anchorage was Hillsboro...
by Rich Pickett | Mar 4, 2014 | Featured, Flying, Mexico travel
We are fortunate to have a great country just to the south to visit, Mexico. I’m writing this on our trip from MYF (Montgomery Field, San Diego) to Puerto Vallarta (MMPR), a 4.5 hour flight with friends in their Piper Meridian with one stop in Ciudad...
by Rich Pickett | Dec 25, 2013 | Featured, Flight Training and Instruction, Flying
I enjoy flight training, whether as a CFI for over 35 years or as a student. I always learn from the experiences, and believe we can always improve our piloting skills. After obtaining 5 jet ratings, I thought what the heck, time to add another one. My Aero Vodochody...
by Rich Pickett | May 29, 2013 | Featured, Flying
After flying a number of aircraft over the years, my son Rick, and I had a unique opportunity to fly a Boeing 747-400 flight simulator at United Airlines in Denver, Colorado. To keep my type ratings current, I fly a number of flight simulators which are integral...
