Archive: August 2025
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Aug
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2025
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Don’t tell my AME, but I love sausage (OK, actually I love bacon, but bacon doesn’t fit my analogy. Don’t fret, my column isn’t going to be about breakfast meats, nor my diet for that matter. Instead, I want to talk about how things are made or derived behind the scenes as it relates to electronic aviation applications (apps). Just like breakfast meats, which are tasty and a breakfast staple for many of us, we don’t always know how that food was processed behind the scenes, and frankly, I don’t care to see how sausage is made! However, I do care about how various aviation apps derive their calculations, as you should care as an applicant for any practical test. Let me explain! I’ll warn you, this month's column is packed full of questions, and if you don’t know the answers, I suggest you figure them out before your next practical exam.
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Matt Johnson
Rotorcraft Checkride
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Rotorcraft Checkride
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Aug
27
2025
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There’s an old saying in leadership circles: “The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.” Nowhere is that more true than in helicopter maintenance.
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Maintenance Minute
Mark Tyler
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Maintenance Minute
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Aug
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2025
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Becoming a helicopter pilot has always required dedication, discipline, and no small amount of financial sacrifice. However in 2025, the costs associated with helicopter training reached a critical tipping point. With total training expenses easily surpassing $100,000, a strained job market, rising insurance rates, exorbitant FAA testing fees, and outdated regulatory constraints, we’re now at a breaking point.
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My 2 Cents Worth
Randy Rowles
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My Two Cents Worth