What is flight training? How is it different from other training or education? Derek answers that question here.
Nov 24, 2019
10 min
You're ready to start flight training, but you have concerns about your health and your medical eligibility to fly. Where do you go for help? We try to answer some of your questions here.
Nov 17, 2019
26 min
In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, Derek talks about dealing with windy conditions on landing. We specifically discuss crosswind landings and changing wind conditions as the aircraft approaches the airport environment.
Mar 31, 2019
14 min
In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, we answer our first listener email. Joe is a student pilot, and he wonders if the pace of his flight training is too fast.
Mar 24, 2019
15 min
In this episode, Derek tells the story of the most scared he has ever been while flight instructing.
Mar 17, 2019
22 min
Many pilots see flight instruction as a way to build enough time and experience to be able to achieve an ATP rating and get hired by the scheduled airlines. But what if a pilot simply wants to teach? Is it possible to make a viable living as a full-time flight instructor? Derek and David answer that question in episode 3 of Flying With a Purpose.
Mar 4, 2019
12 min
In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, Derek and David discuss ratings and add-ons, the old FAA PTS versus the newer ACS, and how the new ACS helps pilots manage risk and execute better aeronautical decision making.
Feb 17, 2019
19 min
In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, David asks Derek what qualifies him to own and operate a flight school like Melbourne Flight Training. They also discuss standardization of the flight instruction given at the flight school.
Feb 10, 2019
17 min
Welcome to the first episode, the "pilot" episode, of Flying With a Purpose.
Feb 3, 2019
17 min