Tag Archives: flying

A Morning Flight to Prescott

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Bill Williams

Last Saturday I took a quick flight with a friend of mine who’s thinking about becoming a pilot.  Some members of The Phoenix Pilot Group were headed up there that morning to have breakfast, and see some of the airplanes … Continue reading →

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Flying Over Hana

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Bill Williams

For today’s video, I’m just referencing an episode that I released yesterday for my podcast, The Student Pilot Cast.  This is a flight that Crystal and I took (separately, since it only has two seats) in Hana, Hawaii on Maui … Continue reading →

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Daily Flip 5 – SGTRI

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Bill Williams

Well, I did another triathlon last weekend, the SGTRI.  Actually, while a different race, it was the same venue from my first full tri which got cancelled due to weather after the swim.  This time wind and waves got the … Continue reading →

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Daily Flip 4-Training

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Bill Williams

Matt and I are competing in the St. George Triathlon this Saturday, May 9th, so today’s daily flip was a nice easy training ride we took yesterday.  I’m not as prepared for this tri as I was for my last … Continue reading →

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The Blue Angels, Brian Terwilliger style

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Bill Williams

Wow.  Brian Terwilliger, the director and producer of the great aviation documentary film One Six Right, has done it again.  This time in a very high quality web vignette about his history and his media ride with the Navy jet … Continue reading →

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My new flight video

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Bill Williams

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m producing an aviation podcast at www.studentpilotcast.com.  I’ve just released a video for the video podcast feed.  It’s basically my first video episode, and is kinda cool, so I thought I would post … Continue reading →

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Trent Takes the Controls

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Bill Williams

Here is a quick video from Trent’s and my flight.  My favorite part…”Do the brakes work up here?” You can hear the ATIS for Chandler (CHD) about halfway through the clip, if you are interested.  This is the first time … Continue reading →

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Trent and I Go Flying

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Bill Williams

Trent and I went over to Chandler Airport today and jumped in a Cherokee 160 (with a CFI), and took a quick trip down to Casa Grande. We didn’t do this to go to Casa Grande, mind you, but for … Continue reading →

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