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Jamie Beckett

The key to our future lies in our past

By Jamie Beckett · June 11, 2019 ·

Could the Wright brothers have imagined their prototype Flyer would lead to aircraft that could cross continents and oceans carrying 100 people or more?

I can’t

By Jamie Beckett · June 4, 2019 ·

“I can’t” is a dangerous limitation we put on ourselves.

Flights of fancy

By Jamie Beckett · May 28, 2019 ·

She flew beautifully, as virtually every first-time flier I’ve ever flown with has.

Are we there yet?

By Jamie Beckett · May 21, 2019 ·

I’ll stop flying one day, but the departure from the left seat will be on my terms.

On the human side…

By Jamie Beckett · May 14, 2019 ·

It’s a therapy session disguised as a pilot’s debrief. It’s a support group that meets in a hangar.

Who are you?

By Jamie Beckett · May 7, 2019 ·

Do you use your N number when announcing yourself? You should.

A different kind of scholarship

By Jamie Beckett · April 30, 2019 ·

If just 10% of active CFIs took on the challenge of training one student a year for free, that could result in as many as 5,000 new pilots each year.

Better is better

By Jamie Beckett · April 23, 2019 ·

Learn to Fly Here sign

Thirty years ago, after wasting an inordinate amount of time and money at a series of local flight schools, I moved more than 1,000 miles away in my quest to become a professional pilot. In less time than I had already invested in getting my private pilot certificate, and for an amount of money that […]

What you don’t know…

By Jamie Beckett · April 16, 2019 ·

You’re not cool if you fly off without the information you need to know before you go.

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