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Bill has an interesting story: he took flying lessons some time ago (how long ago? ask him) and for whatever reason, didn't finish up.

I ran into him at the Civil Air Patrol, and flew with him for...

I find that people who use Microsoft's Flight Simulator, or any PC flight simulator, to be better prepared for flight instruction.

Yes, there's a moment of confusion when steering with the pedals...

After two flights in the Civil Air Patrol airplane and five (5!) flights in my airplane, N41282, Kawika Kekaualua flew solo.

Wow.

Talented students: a flight instructor merely needs to point them in the right direction and ...

When a student of mine does a couple of touch-and-go's (typical take-off and landing practice) without any help from me, I decide they're ready to solo. I tell them to stop on a taxi-way, and I climb...

He's a good stick, the D.P.E. said after the flight.

Congratulations, Andres!

Dale, one of the excellent Hawai'i Flight Academy instructors, needed time with his family; so he passed his student, Dickie Wilson, over to me.

I only needed to fly with...

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Flight instructors in older aircraft were seated behind the student. The instructor would pull on the shirt of the student...

Jesse took his check-ride - excuse me, his Private Pilot Practical Test - with George Morikawa on March 21, 2008. George has done hundreds, if not thousands, of check-rides, so I think he knows his airplanes. More importantly, he knows...

Jesse came to me with an extensive aviation background: Air Force, Civil Air Patrol, flight instruction on the mainland.

9 flights later, I'm climbing out of my airplane at the runup area of Runway 8, Hilo International Airport, and Jesse motors off...