One of the highlights of my year each year is the annual Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) conference. Having the ability to spend time with so many like-minded, passionate aviation professionals is a great opportunity! This year the event took … Continue reading
I am extremely excited to share with everyone that I will be moving to Florida to become the Aviation Manager for the City of Tavares. While I have always wanted to be an “airport manager”, this opportunity is well aligned … Continue reading
Small fish that live in the ocean have to swim in schools to prevent large predators like sharks from literally eating them up… Similarly, flight instructors have to learn to give exceptional demonstration or discovery flights (commonly referred to as … Continue reading
For this special edition of “Flying For Food,” we review the Typhoon restaurant at the Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in California. I didn’t fly into SMO for a meal, I visited the airport during my West Coast road trip vacation … Continue reading
As regular readers of ReviewBeforeFlight and most of my friends and family probably know, I make no money from ReviewBeforeFlight. Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you for any either. Instead, take anything you would consider donating and put … Continue reading
Let me start this installment with a statement, which may on its surface seem like “fighting words”… Knowing the meaning of each and every symbol on aeronautical charts doesn’t make you a good pilot, or even a smart pilot… Now … Continue reading
From time to time I like to use ReviewBeforeFlight to mention great people and share their stories… In this edition of “Let’s Get to Know…” we meet Josh O’Donnell. Josh has a very interesting story intertwined in aviation, and now … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year again… The air is becoming crisp at night and the mornings are a little cooler. This means many things to many people. Football season is upon us (Go Pats, Roll Tide!), the baseball playoffs are coming… … Continue reading
Timely and appropriate maintenance is the most critical component of aircraft operation aside from safe flying… With maintenance comes someone other than a pilot (no disrespect to mechanics) handling, altering and working on aircraft. As I said, this is an absolute … Continue reading
Every six months, like clockwork, the FAA publishes a new set of aeronautical charts for a given area. This includes sectional and terminal area charts, the latter, where applicable. Presently, more and more pilots are electing to use digital charts, … Continue reading
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