At this year's Wings, Water and Wheels event scheduled for 05/17/25 at the Laconia Airport, Sky Bright's Laconia Flight Academy will be hosting an hour long FREE talk on what is involved in becoming an Airline Pilot. As part of the talk we will review the complete process of first earning a Private Pilot Certificate, followed by the various other pilot ratings and certificates, and accrued flight hours, needed to qualify to be hired by the airlines. We will also discuss the difference between Part 61 and Part 141 flight schools, and the costs associated with them, and the pros & cons of each.
Congratulations to Ming Lin for passing his CFII checkride today! Ming has been the model student since coming to LFA to initially earn his Instrument Rating, and then shortly thereafter earning his Commercial Pilot Certificate, followed by his Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate, and now his Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) certificate. Also, congratulations to LFA flight instructor Mark Donovan for helping Ming achieve his aviation success. ... See MoreSee Less
In this video LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan goes over Pilot Reports (PIREPs). He describes what they are, the differences between Urgent PIREPs and Routine PIREPs, how to encode and decode them, and where you can file PIREPs. ... See MoreSee Less
In this video LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan goes over examples of decoding aviation METARs and TAFs. Meteorological Aerodrome Reports (METARs) are a key tool for pilots in understanding current weather observations at their departure and destination airports, as well as at airports along their route of flight. Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) are also a key tool for pilots, as they provide 18-30 hour forecasts of weather conditions at airports. ... See MoreSee Less
LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan will be teaching an Online/Live FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Training Course starting on April 21st, 2025 for three evenings. If interested in attending this course, please register here: www.falconimagery.com/faa-part-107-drone-pilot.../
This online/live 7.5 hour ground school course prepares students to pass the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Aeronautical Knowledge test. It provides in-depth training on the FAA’s Part 107 non-hobbyist small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) rules and regulations, as well as all other knowledge areas of aviation required by the FAA, to become a certified Part 107 Remote Pilot and to operate a drone commercially in the United States National Airspace System. ... See MoreSee Less
Maintaining Stick and Rudder skills is essential for ensuring safe flight, particularly during takeoffs and landings. Whether you are just a private pilot, or an Airline Transport Pilot, getting out there periodically and beating up the pattern with takeoffs and landings can help ensure you maintain peak stick and rudder skills that are transferrable to any aircraft you are flying.
In this video, LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan demonstrates normal and short field takeoffs, and 3 point landings and wheel landings in his Super Cub. H also demonstrates how to do a 180 power off landing. Lastly, he takes a quick tour of Lake Winnipesaukee to check out the spring ice conditions on the lake.
Congratulations to Diego Burgos who earned his Private Pilot Certificate today! And congratulations to CFI Erin Freemen for helping Diego achieve his success! ... See MoreSee Less
Having a fully qualified Safety Pilot onboard, and sitting at the other control seat in the aircraft, is a great cost effective way for you to not only build simulated IFR flight time, but for both you and the Safety Pilot to also earn PIC time, and for you to even earn cross-country flight time, if you are flying to another airport that has a straight line distance of at least 50nm from your departure airport and you make a landing at that destination airport.
In this video LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan goes over the qualifications to be a Safety Pilot, and how both pilots can log PIC time, IF, the Safety Pilot is FULLY qualified to fly the aircraft the he or she is acting as a Safety Pilot. ... See MoreSee Less
At this year's Wings, Water and Wheels event scheduled for 05/17/25 at the Laconia Airport, Sky Bright's Laconia Flight Academy will be hosting an hour long FREE talk on what is involved in becoming an Airline Pilot. As part of the talk we will review the complete process of first earning a Private Pilot Certificate, followed by the various other pilot ratings and certificates, and accrued flight hours, needed to qualify to be hired by the airlines. We will also discuss the difference between Part 61 and Part 141 flight schools, and the costs associated with them, and the pros & cons of each.
Register for free for this event at: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/vhstuqy/lp/fb3ab407-b891-4cf7-b872-a7b3ca317eb7 ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations to Sawyer Philbrick for his first Solo Flight! ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations to Ming Lin for passing his CFII checkride today! Ming has been the model student since coming to LFA to initially earn his Instrument Rating, and then shortly thereafter earning his Commercial Pilot Certificate, followed by his Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate, and now his Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) certificate. Also, congratulations to LFA flight instructor Mark Donovan for helping Ming achieve his aviation success. ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Ming!!! Great work!!
In this video LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan goes over Pilot Reports (PIREPs). He describes what they are, the differences between Urgent PIREPs and Routine PIREPs, how to encode and decode them, and where you can file PIREPs. ... See MoreSee Less
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In this video LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan goes over examples of decoding aviation METARs and TAFs. Meteorological Aerodrome Reports (METARs) are a key tool for pilots in understanding current weather observations at their departure and destination airports, as well as at airports along their route of flight. Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs) are also a key tool for pilots, as they provide 18-30 hour forecasts of weather conditions at airports. ... See MoreSee Less
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LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan will be teaching an Online/Live FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Training Course starting on April 21st, 2025 for three evenings. If interested in attending this course, please register here: www.falconimagery.com/faa-part-107-drone-pilot.../
This online/live 7.5 hour ground school course prepares students to pass the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Aeronautical Knowledge test. It provides in-depth training on the FAA’s Part 107 non-hobbyist small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) rules and regulations, as well as all other knowledge areas of aviation required by the FAA, to become a certified Part 107 Remote Pilot and to operate a drone commercially in the United States National Airspace System. ... See MoreSee Less
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Maintaining Stick and Rudder skills is essential for ensuring safe flight, particularly during takeoffs and landings. Whether you are just a private pilot, or an Airline Transport Pilot, getting out there periodically and beating up the pattern with takeoffs and landings can help ensure you maintain peak stick and rudder skills that are transferrable to any aircraft you are flying.
In this video, LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan demonstrates normal and short field takeoffs, and 3 point landings and wheel landings in his Super Cub. H also demonstrates how to do a 180 power off landing. Lastly, he takes a quick tour of Lake Winnipesaukee to check out the spring ice conditions on the lake.
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Congratulations to Diego Burgos who earned his Private Pilot Certificate today! And congratulations to CFI Erin Freemen for helping Diego achieve his success! ... See MoreSee Less
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What does a private pilot license mean? Can you fly passengers?
Congrats Diego! You’ve worked really hard for this!!!!
Congrats, that's wonderful.
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Having a fully qualified Safety Pilot onboard, and sitting at the other control seat in the aircraft, is a great cost effective way for you to not only build simulated IFR flight time, but for both you and the Safety Pilot to also earn PIC time, and for you to even earn cross-country flight time, if you are flying to another airport that has a straight line distance of at least 50nm from your departure airport and you make a landing at that destination airport.
In this video LFA Flight Instructor Mark Donovan goes over the qualifications to be a Safety Pilot, and how both pilots can log PIC time, IF, the Safety Pilot is FULLY qualified to fly the aircraft the he or she is acting as a Safety Pilot. ... See MoreSee Less
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