Hudson River chart for big birds

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Skyhawk over Manhattan

I gave my cousin Kjetil a flight over Manhattan for his 50th birthday, and I hope it was as much fun for him as it was for me. My first flight up the Hudson River was six years ago, but this magnificant route gives me the same thrill every time.

Kjetil lives in New York this fall with his wife Astrid and their son Magnus. 

They joined me at Linden Airport, just south of Newark International, for the flight over New York City. The Hudson River Corridor (Hudson River Class B Exclusion) northbound starts at the Verizano Bridge and ends at the Alpine Tower, with the Statue of Liberty as one of the mandatory reporting points. [Slideshow]

I'll do it again. Any day!

Flight Reveiw in Boise, Idaho

After a three day MAF Internatioanl board meeting in Nampa, Idaho, I had the opportunity to fly a VFR Flight Review with an instructor frequently used by the MAF US headquarters.

Cammie, the owner of Glass Cockpit Aviation, has given over 4000 hours of instruction, and is a fun, knowledgeble, and highly regarded FAA designated Gold Seal Instructor, and a NAFI designated Master Flight Instructor. She is  Citation Mustang instructor, a Cirrus Standardized Instructor, and a member of the Columbia Recurent Training Program Steering Commitee.

In addition to being a commercial and general aviation airport, Boise (KBOI) is also home of the Idaho Air National Guard on the Gowen Field portion of the airport. The United States Forest Service uses Boise Airport as a base for aerial firefighting air tankers during the wildfire season, and the short distance to challenging airstrips in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains makes the locaton ideal for training MAF bush pilots.