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Caldwell Essex County Airport

Written by Pat on September 2nd, 2009January 16th, 2014. 2 Comments

I fly out of Essex County Airport CDW. It is a towered airport located approximately 10mi north west of Teterboro TEB. It is under the outer ring of the New York class bravo airspace. There are two other nearby airports Lincoln Park N07 and Morristown MMU.

Despite having a tower it is a pretty quiet airport. On the weekends it does have its fair share of students doing pattern work. This is because there are three different flight schools located on the field. Recently a large FBO named MacDan went bankrupt so there is only one company that handles fuel and service. It also had a flight school that has been taken over by RGI Aviation.

Checklists – Cessna 172SP

Written by Pat on September 1st, 2009April 20th, 2012. Leave a comment

A good checklist is hard to come by. At least that’s what I think. I use my checklist every time I pre-flight the plane and think it is vital to safe flying. That being said I was never quite happy with any of the lists I found. The checklist in my school’s Skyhawk was in a binder so it is a pain to carry around. And any checklists you can find online are $40 or more. Being a somewhat frugal flier I decided to make my own. So I took the best list I could find and modified it for me. This only involved shrinking down the size to 5×7 and printing it. Then I ran over to the local office supply store and had it laminated for $5.

Download Cessna Skyhawk 172SP here PDF

So It Begins

Written by Pat on September 1st, 2009November 12th, 2009. Leave a comment

Thanks for visiting. Here is where I will hopefully collect and share various media from flying general aviation aircraft. Whenever I am not working/flying/studying I spend time scouring the internet for pictures and videos of fellow aviators. I decided it was time to share my own experiences and hopefully inspire someone else to fly.