Entries from My Flight Blog tagged with 'Sporty's Pilot Shop'

FAA Written Exam - Passed with an 87%

So I am another step closer to earning my Private Pilot's License. Over lunch today I drove out to Sporty's at the Clermont County Airport to take the written exam. I spent about ten minutes with the test administrator filling...

Cramming for The Written Exam

I have passed the FAA written exam twice in my life, both times over 10 years ago. Unfortunately, I was unable to take the flight training at that time. But having completed formal aviation ground school training once before I...

Sporty's 2004 Skyhawk Sweepstakes Winner Announced

According to AOPA's ePilot Newsletter I did not win the 2004 Sporty's Skyhawk Sweepstakes. Sporty's gives each customer an entry in their yearly sweepstakes each time a purchase is made. I had purchase items from Sportys.com and from their store...

Pancakes, Hot Dogs and Flying...What a Saturday!

While learning to fly I have seen proof that pilots will use any excuse to fly. One of the more famous excuses is to enjoy the $100 Hamburger. When a pilot flies to another airport to get lunch in another...

An Interesting Segway

I visited Sporty's Pilot Shop this afternoon to see the new 2004 Cessna's that they were displaying today. But, as a bonus I had the opportunity to ride a Segway™ Human Transporter. Sporty's sells the Segway HT for around $4000....