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from the d esk of bruce 'flybook' hogan, certified flight instructor, educator , jar & faa pilot examiner
date: re: soaring like an eagle... Dear future pilot, i f you are reading this letter then it is likely that you have a passion. You have a passion for flying . For the most part people do not sit on the fence when it comes to flying - you either love it or hate it. Something yearns deep inside of you and calls to take flight. There is nothing quite so exhilarating. Allow me for a minute to indulge in a story...
here's the story : i remember as a young boy piecing together rickety old contraptions that we were sure would fly but for the most part did not. We had a couple of near misses with death too i am sure. One particular time we must have got 80 feet in the air and flew probably 500 feet only to come crashing down with our 'plane' in splinters
one thing was certain, i knew from a young age that i was destined to soar the open skies . Fast forward many years and i did end up following my passions. I was fortunate enough to get my pilot's license andeventually ended up with united airlines.
at united, i had the pleasure to pilot 10 different aircrafts ranging from a dc-3 all the way up to a boeing 747
i have owned a flight school for nearly 10 years. I have over 9,000 hours of training pilots alone. I have trained hundreds of private pilots, instrument ratings commercial pilots, airline transport pilots and yes flight instructo...read more detail
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