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Author: Nick Leghorn

Nick Leghorn is an instrument rated private pilot (ASEL), writer, and general techy nerd living in Austin, Texas.
January 11, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Review: ATOP Airline Training Orientation Program at American Airlines

A job at the airlines can be intimidating. Jet aircraft are complicated beasts and there’s a ton of training that

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January 10, 2019 Nick Leghorn

The Concorde Simulator Experience at the Brooklands Museum

These days there are simulators for almost anything you could want to try your hand at flying. 737 and A320

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January 9, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Review: MyCharge Portable Power Outlet

For a long time pilots prided themselves on needing little more than a paper chart and a whiz wheel to

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January 8, 2019 Nick Leghorn

Flying Around the Alps: Legalities and Quirks

I just recently checked something off my bucket list that I had honestly thought would take me a lot more

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December 28, 2018 Nick Leghorn

Deciphering Airline Comment Codes

Like any self respecting skynerd I use Expert Flyer when I travel to get more information about seats, upgrades, and

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August 20, 2017 Nick Leghorn

Cigar Review: Montecristo Cuban Petit Edmundo

I’m based in Austin, Texas, but three weeks ago I was in Paris, France. I had found the woman of

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November 18, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Garmin Pilot 8.5: Now with Checklists, Weight & Balance

Garmin Pilot must be feeling the pressure from ForeFlight. In the last couple months they have significantly upped their game

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September 20, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Review: Gyronimo Performance Pad App

Its one of the very first entries in Part 91 of the FAR, so important for every single flight that

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August 5, 2016 Nick Leghorn

First Flight with Pilots N Paws

I was sitting on the back patio last Sunday morning with my girlfriend idly browsing the internet when a story

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July 21, 2016 Nick Leghorn

Garmin Pilot’s Latest Update Matches ForeFlight’s On-Map Chart Display

  When it comes to EFB apps for general aviation on the iPad ForeFlight seems to be the top of

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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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