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March 4, 2022 Nick Leghorn

I Almost Bought a Garmin D2 Air X10. Here’s Why I Didn’t.

For the longest time I wasn’t a smart watch person. As an information security professional, I tend to keep as

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September 10, 2020 Nick Leghorn

Saving Your Key Mappings in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

The latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator came out a couple weeks ago, and needless to say it’s been something

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December 11, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Go Wheels Up! Returns to San Marcos May 29 & 30 2020

Last year saw the debut of a new air show in San Marcos, dubbed the Corey Morrow’s Go Wheels Up!

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November 26, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Getting my FAA Medical Back Despite a Childhood ADHD Diagnosis

This past weekend I logged 1.4 hours of Pilot In Command time. This isn’t new — I’ve got over 300

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June 20, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Review: Delta SkyClub at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

Austin is officially the second fastest growing airport in the United States in terms of passenger traffic. Considering the economic

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June 14, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Review: TWA Hotel at JFK

Opened in 1962 at the peak of the jet age, the Trans World Airlines Flight Center at New York City’s

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April 23, 2019 Nick Leghorn

2019 San Marcos “Go Wheels Up” Air Show Information

I’ve been getting a lot of traffic to the site over the last few weeks specifically about the “Go Wheels

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April 16, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Review: Yaesu FTA550 Handheld Air Band Transciever

Four years ago I was climbing out of an un-towered airport into IFR conditions when my radios decided to stop

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March 15, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Inside the Delta Flight Museum’s Boeing 747

Most established airlines these days have a museum associated with them. Southwest has a museum near Love Field in Dallas,

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March 13, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Flying the Delta Flight Museum 737-200 Simulator

Full motion flight simulators are massively expensive pieces of equipment, but for an airline it’s the most cost effective way

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About the Author


Nick Leghorn is an instrument rated private pilot, writer, and tech nerd living in Austin, Texas.

He also maintains Thirty-One Whiskey (named in honor of his first plane) where he writes about whiskey, cigars, woodworking, and other miscellaneous hobbies.

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