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Up until the mid 1960’s, if you wanted to have fun flying, you took to the skies in an old Champ or Cub. Airport coffee shops were happening places on weekends. Three corporate pilots from the Chicago area decided that there had to be some way to squeeze more fun out of flying. Most general aviation and recreational pilots were happy just to log a few hours every weekend, but Charles Roloff, Carl Unger, and Bob Liposky had something more extreme in mind. That is how they invented the Breezy.

A friend of theirs had a pair of wings from a crashed PA-12. They scrounged a tail section and a nose wheel fork from elsewhere. Unger was a skilled welder, so all they had to do was build an airframe to connect the parts together.

The scrounging for parts paid off and with the money they saved, they bought a new C90 with a special pusher crank and bolted it behind the wing. The airframe was a simple truss design, uncomplicated by the need to enclose the passengers and systems. Everything bolted to the outside, and the pilot perched on the nose.

They flew their creation all over the mid-west, having a blast and raising eyebrows everywhere they went. Someone asked them if it was a little breezy sitting out in the open, and the name “Breezy” stuck.

In 1965 at the Rockford EAA fly-in they introduced the Breezy to the public. It spent the entire weekend giving rides to enthusiastic passengers.

After returning from the fly-in, they were surprised by the large volume of mail asking for plans from which to build a Breezy. They hadn’t drawn any plans when building the plane, so they reverse-engineered a set. Since then, over 1,000 copies of the simple drawings have been sold.

The Breezy had exceptional performance for its power, but some thought that it could be improved. Enter Yakima Aerosport. They were in the process building a highly modified Piper Super Cub with the Dakota Cub slotted wing. It made a huge improvement in the STOL performance, so it was only natural to assume that it would do the same for a “Super Breezy.”

Equipped with a 200HP IO-360 engine, the Super Breezy has STOL performance comparable to a Super Cub which is something never accomplished in a breezy aircraft. The Super Breezy is piloted from the back seat allowing the passenger to sit up front and enjoy an impressive panoramic view of the sky and earth.

The Super Breezy is the entry-level aircraft exclusively from Yakima Aerosport. Their forward-thinking innovation brought us the Super 18 Turbo Cub and they’re thrilled with the results and feedback they’ve received from of the Super Breezy. Feel free to contact them for informtion about owning one for yourself or your club.

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Congratulations on your decision to obtain your private pilot?s license. Now the big decision has been made just where do you begin? First, there are several prepatory steps to take even before you begin training. If you go about planning this endeavor, you will find reaching your goal of becoming a private pilot goes much more smoothly and efficiently. Following are some steps to guide you through your progress into becoming a private pilot.

Step #1 You must be able to speak fluent English. If this is not your first language then start by taking some English courses. Without it, you will not qualify for training to become a private pilot.

Step #2 Don?t set your heart on learning to fly unless you are of 16 years of age or older. If you are not then do not give up your dream, there are still some other prepatory things to put in place if you are soon going to becoming of age.

Step#3 Find out exactly what the current medical requirements for your country are in regards to obtaining your pilots license. It would be most unfortunate if you left this until the end of your lessons then found out you do not qualify medically.

Step#4 Do some research. You need to locate flying schools in your area or an area where you could attend. If there are several then it means more research by comparison. If you only have a couple then your choices are limited. It does not matter even if there is only one though as all flying schools must follow the same government rules and regulations for pilots. The only minor differences you will find in the schools are perhaps the extras they offer. If these are important to you then part of your decision may be based on this. From a cost point of view they are all pretty well in the same price range, although there may be some price fluctuation if they are several schools as they will be competing within themselves. It is also a good idea to plan to spend a little more money than what the tuition costs. You may want to purchase extra flying time for example.

Step #5 Be prepared to adopt some good study methods and homework application. Before you even get into the air, you will be facing up to five weeks ground training. It is this knowledge that is going to give you the ability to get up in the air and keep you safe. You want to know it well. Once you have completed your training you will need to write a 100 question of multiple-choice test. This is the FAA test and without passing this, you will not be able to proceed with your training.

Step #6 Now it really gets exciting you are ready to complete about 40 hours of practical flight experience where you will be accompanied by a qualified instructor.

Step#7 You will have to complete a solo flight. Your instructor will be present but you will be in control. This is the preparatory work for your final exam.

Step #8 The final step is before you, which is your final exam. Here a FAA certified examiner will give you the tests. He will accompany you on a flight to determine your flying abilities and will ask you several questions.

Once you have successfully achieved all that we have covered here, you will be a licensed private pilot. Naturally, these pointers are the basics and consist of a lot more detail, but it gives you an overall view of what you are facing on your road to becoming a private pilot.

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Once you join flight training school to become a private pilot, you are going to hear the term ?touch and go?. Get used to it because a great deal of your training is going to be centered on this. Any pilot will tell you that they find the go a much easier concept than the touch.

New soon to be Pilots are quite often under the impression then one is ready to land an airplane at the airport you can pick and choose any open runway. There are many considerations to be kept in mind when landing a plane and the runway you choose is only one of them. The runway that is assigned to you is based on the wind direction. The rule is to always to be moving into the wind and landing as straight as possible. Then you have to consider the traffic that is around you as well which is normally about 10,000 feet of the ground and its normal pattern of movement is counter clockwise around the airport. There are times however you will be instructed to fly a right pattern. There are five segments to the traffic pattern that you must be very familiar with.

Segment one is the upwind, which is straight out from the runway.

Segment two is the crosswind. Here you will be required to turn from the upwind onto the crosswind.

Segment three is the downwind. This will be in the opposite direction of the where you will have to land, but it runs parallel to the airport.

Segment four is the base. You will be familiar with the numbers that are painted on any runway. When you reach about 45 degrees from this point, you will have to turn left to the base.

Segment five is the final. You are seconds from landing and are headed towards the appropriate runway to accomplish this.

These five segments make up what is known as the flying pattern. There will be times that you are utilizing the services of an airport that does not have controlled flying patterns. In these circumstances, the responsibility is upon you to ensure that you notify everyone exactly what you are doing. You will do this via the common frequency that you will see printed on your sectional map. With this information, you simply need to announce your position within that pattern. When you are making your transmission be sure to start it and end it with the name of the airport you are flying into. Additional information is also required such as your plane type and tail number. Once you have done, all of this correctly you have completed the touch and go.

No doubt, you will be somewhat nervous the first few time that you do this but remember it is imperative that everyone be fully aware of your intentions. Watch the runway lights, as they are guide to telling you whether you are too high or too low. Make use of the ailerons to keep lined up with the runway at the same time watching your speed. This is a prime example of being required to multi task.

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Flight training to become a pilot is not cheap but it is not an exorbitant price either. All too often, when an individual is planning to take some type of course, they do not look at the overall picture. They find out what the tuition fee is going to be but forget about all the incidentals. If you do this with your flight training course, you could end up sorely disappointed: to the point where you cannot complete your course because you have run out of finances. The tuition gives you a minimum of what you can expect to pay but quite often, it arises above that. For example, you may require or want extra flight time. These are going to cost extra, the same as your books and reading materials for example.

At all times you must keep yourself aware of exactly what the FAA requirements are and ensure that you meet those demands. For example, you may need three hours on instrument training, but somewhere along the way, you are an hour short. This will not be something the FAA examiner will overlook. You are then in for a big disappointment. Watch every requirement carefully and make sure that prior to any testing you have the proper hours completed. Nighttime flying is another area that often is forgotten about when attaining the required hours. The next thing you know you get a call from your school telling you that you are short hours and have to make them up or you will not qualify for your test. This means extra money for flight time. Just when you think, you have done it all and paid for it all the unforeseen pops up.

It is the responsibility of the training school to give you everything you need to obtain your license but it is your responsibility to ensure that you have completed all those requirements. Before you can even venture out to cross country solos you must have completed all of the necessary requirements such as various takeoffs and landings, instrument training and navigation.

Even if you have made it through this first segment of your instruction at pretty close to the cost that you counted on, you still need to plan for the remainder of instruction. It is a good idea to perhaps plan of an extra $1,000-$2,000 above the tuition. This way you have the flexibility to pay for the possible hidden costs that could surface, or even buy extra flying time if you feel you need some extra experience.

Talk to other licensed private pilots who have graduated recently. They will give you a good idea of the overall costs, and can perhaps recommend some good flight training schools as well. If you are sure to be financially stable during your training then it means less stress and allows you to concentrate on what you are learning. Most often if a would be private pilot runs out of money before successful completion they give up on their purpose of obtaining a license. This means all of the money they did invest into their training is of no value.

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When you first begin your flying endeavors you may find yourself, feeling nauseated to the point of actually being sick. You probably will put this down to being beginner?s jitters or nervousness. It very well could be but may very well be motion sickness. It is a very common occurrence and you have most often heard the term carsick. This is where every time an individual travels in a car they feel sick to their stomach. It comes in varying degrees and is not just restricted to automobiles. It can be caused from any type of motion most often associated with travel. Perhaps by car, plane or sea an attack of this can strike. It really is not a disease or a virus, it is simply our movement perception becomes mixed up. The inner ear consists of semi circular canals that contain fluid. In motion, this fluid is mixed up and cannot discern between major movement and just a slight movement.

If you are wondering just how appropriate it is to use the word nausea, in Greek it means seasickness. Good indication it has been around a long time. Most often unfortunately, the nausea does not subside on its own. Most often, the sufferer will end up being sick to their stomach. In addition, that is not the end of it; the problem can last during the entire trip. It is easy to see how this would be of grave concern if its occurs during your flying lessons for example.

Manufactured Meds The key is to find something that will work to relieve your motion sickness without making your lethargic. There are various medications that you can buy over the counter to help counteract this. You would simply take them an hour or so before your flight. Again though some of them have the reputation of making you drowsy and you of course must be alert. You must also be aware that CAA may not approve and if they were to find out your were taking medications (with possible drowsiness side effects) you could have your license suspended or even lose it.

Alternative Methods There has been a lot of talk about success with the acupressure wristbands. These are structured so they apply pressure to the Ne Kuan pressure points found in each wrist. The wristband consists of knitted cotton with a plastic stud attached to apply the pressure. There is quite a bit of documentation by way of medical records indicating that this method is quite successful as anti-nausea.

Here are some other tried and true methods you may want to partake in, if you are not finding any solutions.

1. Avoid sudden movements by trying to keep your mode of travel smooth. Also, try to avoid any type of reading. Turbulence is certainly going to be unpleasant.

2. As strange as it may sound attempt to eat a decent meal two hour before flying. It works for some but not for others, it is a try and sees type of treatment. In any event do not over eat. Eat light and sensibly. 3. Try and get as much fresh air as possible.

4. Ginger has long been known for its anti nausea effects. It is often a natural remedy use for morning sickness in expectant women. There are many variations of ginger available and you could try them all to see which works best for you. It is also available in pill form as well, although the natural is purported as being the best. Simply make yourself some ginger tea from fresh ginger root.

5. Do yourself a big favor and abstain from alcohol the night before. A hang over is bad enough, but you don?t want to experience a hang over with motion sickness while you are piloting a plane.

6. looking straight ahead at the horizon may help but as the pilot, you are not able to do this.

Finally, no matter what method you choose, always carry a sick bag with you for those unpreventable moments.

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