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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.
June 16, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Review: Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive Nighthawk

There are a few things that I never leave home without, and a good watch is high on that list.

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June 15, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Pre-Flight: Flying Around Cape Cod

My parents are aging hippies looking to retire. So naturally, they have gravitated towards Wellfleet, Massachusetts. They bought a house

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June 14, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Garmin Pilot 4.3: Terrain, Obstacles, and X-Plane Compatibility

Since I’m a committed Android user, Garmin Pilot is just about the only app out there that provides an intuitive

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March 17, 2015 Nick Leghorn

What’s In My Flight Bag

NOTE: This article is OUT OF DATE! The updated version can be found here: What’s In My Flight Bag: 2019

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March 16, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Review: 5.11 Rush 12 Back Pack

I rent my wings, which means that I need to truck all my aviation related junk to and from the

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March 13, 2015 Nick Leghorn

How To Refuel an Airplane

As soon as I left flight school and started renting airplanes on my own, I realized that there was a

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March 11, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Three Reasons New Pilots Should Join the Civil Air Patrol

When I was doing my flight training at Stinson Municipal Airport in San Antonio, I would constantly see a couple

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March 3, 2015 Nick Leghorn

FlightPro Internal Scuffle Intensifies, Lawsuit Filed, Future In Doubt

A few weeks back, FlightPro stopped updating their charts. The app had been launched to much fanfare, and between 10,000

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March 3, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Garmin (Finally) Links flyGarmin and Garmin Pilot Accounts

In the early hours this morning, Garmin released a new version of the Garmin Pilot app. There were the usual

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February 26, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Private Pilot Certificate: How Much Does It Cost?

I’ve seen a couple posts recently over on Reddit asking about the costs involved with a private pilot certificate. Its a

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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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