Commercial Pilot

Piper Cub on Floats

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As pilots we strive for proficiency. Let me take you for a lap in a 1946 Cub on floats then share with me what are some things you’ll be doing this year to live out the mantra that “a good pilot is always learning. Enjoy –... read more

Flying John Glenn’s Baron

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This industry is such a blessing as it presents so many amazing opportunities. One of those opportunities came via a longtime aviation mentor of mine who is personally flying John Glenn’s airplane around the country for everyone to enjoy it. MzeroA will be sponsoring some of the direct costs involved and as of right now the airplane will be at: EAA Airventure Oshkosh – July 24-30 AOPA Norman, OK – Sept 8-9 AOPA Groton, CT – Oct 6-7 AOPA Tampa, FL – Oct 27-28 Come see this piece of aviation history that John Glenn purchased new and flew until his 90th... read more

Cut Off In The Traffic Pattern

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Flying doesn’t always go as planned. Last week you enjoyed the lap around the pattern in the J3 Cub with my good friend Jamie Beckett what you didn’t see is the footage from the second lap around the pattern where we have an interesting situation with a pilot who’s first radio call was a right base for the runway we were on the upwind for! I had our team here remove the other pilots tail number out of respect for them but it goes to show you why you need to always be ready for the unexpected at pilot controlled airports. Enjoy the video – Jason I’ve been doing a lot of cub flying and many of you have asked if you could purchase one of our “cub lightning bolt” MzeroA shirts. So I’ve decided to do a very limited run of them. The shirt will only be available until this Sunday making it a true limited edition. So if you want a SUPER SOFT limited edition MzeroA Piper Cub shirt CLICK HERE or Click the image to the... read more

Stick and Rudder Flying

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Aviation is a humbling experience. No matter how much experience you have it will continue to challenge you whether you’re ready or not. Thats what flying a tail dragger was like for me. I may be a tailwheel endorsed pilot but that was 6 years ago! Flying a tailwheel teaches you true stick and rudder skills. Fly along with myself and AOPA “You Can Fly Ambassador” Jamie Beckett for a landing that I would call “a bit too exciting” I was very thankful to have Jamie there as my instructor. Because even a flight instructor needs a flight... read more

Single Engine Landing

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The majority of your multi engine training will be accomplished in the single engine environment. In this video we have a simulated engine failure on the downwind leg of our traffic pattern. I’ll show you our single engine landing procedure and most importantly remind you to keep flying the... read more

Calculating Weight and Balance

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There are plenty of apps that can do this for us instantly. Yet on a checkride chances are your examiner is going to want to see you do it the old fashioned way so you can show your work. In this video I show you how to fill out a weight and balance... read more

Lazy 8’s

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The secret to great Lazy 8’s is to chair fly and make sure you fully understand what is happening in each phase of flight at the various points. This video gives you a great peek into our commercial pilot online ground school. The video shares a great animation from outside the cockpit then takes you back inside the cockpit as you watch us perform the maneuver. Enjoy – Jason Are you looking for help with your written test (knowledge test) and or checkride for Private, Instrument, or Commercial? I’d encourage you to check out our #1 rated online ground school and see how you to can save time and money in your flight training using... read more

Seaplane Flying

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Lets go Seaplane Flying! What are different but affordable ways we can expand our stick and rudder skills? Tail dragger and seaplane flying come to mind. In this video I share with you my journey to my Commercial Single Engine Sea Add-On. How can we keep on learning all we can? Did you know that every week I record 4 podcasts? Head over to iTunes and search “The Private Pilot Podcast” “The Instrument Pilot Podcast” “The Commercial Pilot Podcast” “The CFI Podcast” Enjoy them! –... read more

Welcome Home N512R

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Longtime MzeroA.com fans will remember N512R. It’s really the plane that started it all. What you may not remember is about 6 years ago I had to sell her as it really became a drag on the wallet and as a newly married couple Ashley and I just couldn’t afford to keep her. Now years later we tracked down N512R and found her almost just like we left her. Still very much in need of some TLC but ready to give it to her and welcome her back into the... read more