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Repost: Santa: An Aviation Role Model

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This post was published here on ReviewBeforeFlight on Christmas Eve 2017, it is my favorite of my annual Christmas Eve posts, so I wanted to share it again this year! I hope you enjoy… All too often pilots take flying … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pilots, For Student Pilots, Uncategorized

Tagged Learn to Fly, learning to fly, pilot santa, Pilot Santa Claus, preflight, preflight preparation, santa, Santa Claus

Dec·24

Airport Beacons & How Santa Finds Non-Airfield Christmas Eve Stops!

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Santa Claus makes what is likely the most impressive general aviation flight of the year each Christmas Eve. His route calls for a North Pole departure to reach the first destination as soon as the child’s head hits the pillow … Continue reading →

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Tagged Aviation Christmas, flying Christmas, pilot santa, Pilot Santa Claus, reviewbeforeflight, Santa Claus

Dec·24

Santa completes his Review Before Flight!

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Each year on December 24th Santa undertakes the most daunting general aviation flight of the year! His trip circles the globe and includes billions of stops. Many stops are complete with cargo unloading, whether it be wrapped presents or loads … Continue reading →

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Tagged flying Christmas, pilot santa, santa approach plate, Santa Claus, Santa the pilot

Dec·24

Learning Proper Preflight Preparation from Santa!

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Each year before his big flight Santa makes his list and checks it twice! Children strive all year to be on the “nice” list, as should we all! But as pilots we can take a deeper look at the prep … Continue reading →

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Tagged pilot santa, Santa Claus, Santa Flight Planning, Santa Pilot

Dec·24

Santa is a Pilot After All…

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Merry Christmas (& Happy Holidays) to all you ReviewBeforeFlight-ers out there! This one is just for fun… This is a very special time of year where giving gifts means more than receiving them. My family has always had a tradition … Continue reading →

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Tagged approach plate, pilot santa, santa, santa flies, santa is a pilot

Dec·24

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