We are three friends – Dan, Liz and Pete – who are aviation enthusiasts. As of the publishing of this blog (August 2006), Dan is a pilot with 664 total hours, and the following ratings: IFR, CGI (Advanced and Instrument) and Single-Engine Commercial. Pete is about to leave for Denver to begin training for his license, and Liz (until she gets a new shoulder) is a permanent student pilot with a whopping 13 hours logged.
We’d like to use this forum to share useful and entertaining information about aviation in general and flying in particular. We can be contacted at Dan@NYApproach.com, Liz@NYApproach.com, or Pete@NYApproach.com, respectively. For general questions, use emailus@NYApproach.com.
Update: As of 14 April 2010, Dan is a Certified Flight Instructor (Instrument) with 1200 total flight hours and 318 hours of instruction. Pete is IFR certified with 300 total flight hours. Liz still needs a new shoulder.
Way to go Peter, it is nice to be able to put away everything in a tight daily schedule and go after the dream. The greatest thing is that there is always a supporting spouse behind your endeavor.
Have a great trip back!
Wai
Posted by: Wai Lee | August 28, 2006 at 01:08 PM
Dear Dan, Liz and Pete:
I just found this blog -- easily one of the nicest and most layperson-friendly that I've seen to date (I'm a student pilot with 20 hours, doing it for no reason other than that I've always wanted to). I'll be following your posts, and see you up in the wild blue!
Posted by: Daniel | July 10, 2009 at 02:38 PM
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If this is something you would like to cover in your blog, I can offer you a 30% commission on any purchases your readers make through a click-through link on your site. I am a vendor on ClickBank and it is free to become an Affiliate to promote the business kit.
Let me know if this is something you would like to do, and I’ll send you the link to post on your site.
Thanks,
Jay Taffet
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