Pilot Stories

CRISTAN & NATE DISCOVERY
I surprised my boyfriend with a VIP Discovery flight for his birthday, and we both had an amazing experience. The best part of the entire flight was that he was able to take the controls during the take off and...
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ED ACCELERATED PRIVATE CHECKRIDE
I had no prior experience with aviation; I'm not an engineer; I'm not even good with math. Pacific Skies made me a pilot in 24 days. It still amazes me everyday I have this knowledge.My best friend and I did...
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ED SOLO
I showed up at the field that day thinking I would never fly a plane by myself. In the days prior I would carefully select my shirt in the morning (aware of the tradition, of course)... "how much did this...
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RAVIN PRIVATE CHECKRIDE
As I approached the end of my private pilot training and the end of my tolerance of watching the King videos and reading from the RM textbook, I began to envision all the ways I could fail my checkride. Would...
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