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September 9, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Field Report: KPVC Provincetown Municipal Airport

Located on the furthest tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown Municipal Airport is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean

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September 9, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Field Report: KMVY Martha’s Vineyard

Located just off the south coast of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard is a favorite vacation destination for many New Englanders

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September 9, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Field Report: KSHV Shreveport Regional Airport

There are two airports located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The more convenient one for general aviation pilots is the Downtown Airport

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August 21, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Taking – And Passing – The Instrument Practical Check Ride

When I did my initial EMT training (basic) I always had the goal in mind that one day I would

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July 21, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Full Throttle, Rotate, Strike Three

When I went for my private pilot checkride, the right seat was occupied by a DPE named Jim Higgs. While

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June 29, 2015 Nick Leghorn

FlightPro Re-Brands and Re-Launches as DroidEFB

The folks behind FlightPro have had a bad year. The app ran into some trouble when a dispute between developers

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June 29, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Review: MyGoFlight Universal Kneeboard Folio C

Looking for a better version? Try this new Kneeboard Sport Case from MyGoFlight I started instrument training not too long

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June 24, 2015 Nick Leghorn

My First Real World Rejected Takeoff

For the last couple weeks I’ve been prepping for a flight around Cape Cod. This would be my first chance

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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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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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