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Become a Part of the Community
/in Get Started/by studentpltnewsCongratulations, you are either on your way or about to get started on your journey to becoming a pilot. As you begin this adventure, I would like to invite you to become a part of the community. What community you may ask? Why, the community of general aviation, of course. Airports may have foreboding fences […]
Friday photo: Darick Gundy first solo, first Sonex flight
/in Friday Photo/by studentpltnewsThe moment: First solo / first Sonex flight The pilot: Darick Gundy The place: Bermudian Valley Airpark (07N) – Kralltown, PA The aircraft: Champ / Sonex The memory: At age 56 I learned to fly a 1940’s Aeronca Champ at a small airport with a grass runway and passed my test. Needless to say it was some of the […]



What community you may ask? Why, the community of general aviation, of course.
The first individual you are likely to meet in your support system is your flight instructor. A
Airport bums also like to do something called “hangar flying.” While hangar flying, the “flyers” share their aviation stories. Just realize that sometimes these stories have been embellished a bit through the fog of memory or in an effort to increase the entertainment value. You may catch a nugget or two of wisdom in the tales but be careful relying too much on the yarns of those spending more time on the ground telling stories than in the air living them.
Fly-ins range from small pancake breakfasts to
The moment: First solo / first Sonex flight
Become a Part of the Community
/in Get Started/by studentpltnewsCongratulations, you are either on your way or about to get started on your journey to becoming a pilot. As you begin this adventure, I would like to invite you to become a part of the community. What community you may ask? Why, the community of general aviation, of course. Airports may have foreboding fences […]
Friday photo: Darick Gundy first solo, first Sonex flight
/in Friday Photo/by studentpltnewsThe moment: First solo / first Sonex flight The pilot: Darick Gundy The place: Bermudian Valley Airpark (07N) – Kralltown, PA The aircraft: Champ / Sonex The memory: At age 56 I learned to fly a 1940’s Aeronca Champ at a small airport with a grass runway and passed my test. Needless to say it was some of the […]