More first Solos!

Congratulations to Tyler Geitz and Chris Biel on their first solos this week! Hey, and if you have to get soaked, at least it's during the nice weather days. Good job guys!

I've gotten a few Oshkosh updates from people but I'm still waiting for more. If you saw anything cool/interesting/newsworthy feel free to send me a facebook message, you can find me on the group or send it to the Spectrum Airways facebook account.

-Lindsey

A few announcements....

Okay, so the weather wasn't as nice as predicted. Sorry about that everyone! But nonetheless we had a couple brave souls go up for flights this weekend. Hopefully they all had a fun time! I'm going to be linking the AWWS - Notam page to the blog's website, as a quick way of referencing the weather while you're reading.

Also, a few more congratulations! Firstly, Jeff Alexander passed his Multi-Engine Flight Test with a mark of 101/104! Way to go! Secondly, Devin Degroote performed his First Solo, congratulations! Good job to both of you, and we're looking forward to seeing more accomplishments of yours in the future!

Lastly, Oshkosh is going to be held from July 26-August 1. While I would love to go, I won't be making the trip out. However, I'm hoping to put together a post that includes the personal accounts of anyone who managed to get out this year. Once you get back, please don't hesitate to share your experience with me. That's all for now, happy flying everyone!

-Lindsey L

I think a few congratulations are in order....

Congrats to Braminir Lackovic and Eric Seidlitz on going Solo! Also, congrats on being the first two people recognized on the blog :)

To all of our lovely students, keep those hours up so that you can reach this monumental milestone. Remember, you only get one first Solo and it's something you'll look back on all throughout your career. We'll do our best to recognize everyone's accomplishments both on the blog and on our facebook fanpage.

(As a side note, if anyone has any problems with having their name published, please let any of the staff know. We'll make sure that it's removed as soon as possible).

Also, here's to nice weather this weekend! If the forecasts remain as they are, it's looking like it's going to be a great weather to go up for a flight. Hopefully we'll see you out there!

-Lindsey

Welcome to the Blog

Hey everyone! I just wanted to welcome all the Spectrum students, renters, alumni, staff and any general aviation enthusiasts out there to the new Spectrum Blog. For those of you who don't know me, here's a quick introduction: I'm Lindsey, one of the Spectrum Desk Staff. I've been working at Spectrum for just over two years now.

One thing I love about my job is all the people I get to meet and talk to. I've met many fascinating individuals over the past two years and it's always great to get to know exactly who our students are. Don't hesitate to come up to the desk and say hello next time you're in the building!

I've got a couple of announcements as well. First off is Groundschool. We have a number of classes that will be beginning in the Fall. There will be two Private courses beginning, one regular and one accelerated. The regular one is scheduled for September 8th, a Wedsnesday, and will run 7-10pm each week. The accelerated one will begin in October, dates to be announced shortly, and will be staggered with an accelerated Commercial Groundschool. Basically one weekend will have four Private classes (2 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday) and the next will have four Commercial classes (2 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday).

The next is regarding our Capable Co-Pilot course. Do you frequently have a friend or significant other fly as your co-pilot? Now, would said co-pilot be able to land in an emergency? If the answers to these questions are "Yes" and "No" respectively, we may just have the course for you. We are looking to teach the basics to flying (landing, radio communications, basic flight characteristics, etc.) so that co-pilots can safely land the aircraft in the event that their pilot is in any way incapacitated. If this is something you're interested in, please call us or ask a staff member for more details.

That's all for now! I'll be posting again soon!

-Lindsey L