ADM (as in... Aeronautical Decision Making)
I woke early this morning with the intent of flying in cool, stable morning air. Where I live, there was spotty overcast skies. I checked weather online through SkyVector and through my Firelight subscription, and weather was "Marginal VFR." I figured I'd still go to the airport and maybe the weather would improve when I got there. I showered, shaved, and headed out the door. When I arrived at the airport, this is what I saw: Showers and low level clouds, broken at 2,000
Spring flying in Southern California
OK, OK - two posts in one day. Why? Because your webmaster has been a bit busy, and the weather hasn't always cooperated in the last few weekends. But it brings up a topic that is perfect for today's blog about aviation. Southern California has been emerging from an El Nino winter. While we haven't gotten the rain we were expecting, we did get rain... and usually during the weekend, which are two of our busier days for flying and flight training. As we enter Spring, and
Our offices in General Aviation
In a previous blog post, we mentioned that our offices are now at the end of the hallway at General Aviation. But visitors and prospective students that come by may not know how to find us. Our office address is 3915 W. Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton (as seen on the footer of each page of our website), but folks may not know how to access the office. First - any airport is a secure facility. Fullerton Airport is no exception, and there are locked gates for entry to the G
