March 2011 Blog Posts (9)

Chris and I getting ready to go on a IFR practice flight.  Couldn't resist a photo op.  What a beautiful sunset followed by an awesome night flight.  That's Chris…

As part of our training in helicopters we practice landing and taking off from a confined area. Recently I took video of one of my students Kaleb Smith performing a confined area landing and max performance takeoff. Here is a link to the Confined approach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29_oulR5oXg and the max p take off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBW8Wc8nTeg .…

As part of our training in helicopters we practice landing and taking off from a confined area. Recently I took video of one of my students Kaleb Smith performing a confined area landing and max performance takeoff. Here is a link to the Confined approach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29_oulR5oXg and the max p take off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBW8Wc8nTeg .

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EMS Pilot Scott Elliott and his flight crew had the pleasure of meeting with Miss Snake Charmer 2011 during the Rattle Snake Round up in Sweetwater, TX.  Lanie (Ms. Snake Charmer) is the…

Christi Ricks is our newest student.  She is a flight nurse with Air Evac.  She has been in this career for the last ten years but has always dreamed of flying since she was a little girl and…

On Tuesday my student Chris and I planned a long cross country flight from Stinson to Easterwood Airport in College Station. Our goal was to fulfill Chris’s commercial cross country requirements for a 2 hour day cross country and a 2 hour night cross country. On the way up I texted my cousin who is in school at my…

 Alamo Helicopters received our Part 135 Certificate today.  It is a very long process that starts with an initial application followed by 2.5 years of writing and revising manuals to meet the entire requirement the FAA requires to be an Air Carrier.  This certificate allows us to do commuter…