Tom
wader.bsky.social
Tom
@wader.bsky.social
Father, husband, tech enthusiast, CISSP, and private pilot
The instructor that did my private training was brand new and enthusiastic, and it really made a difference for me. He left before my training ended and other instructors just didn’t have that spark. For me that was huge and really helped.
August 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Aww yeah forgot about the whole starting as class 4 thing.

Given how passionate you are for aviation, they should recognize how important that is to getting students excited and motivated. Hopefully they can see that and have some room for you!
August 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Are you going to end up doing independent CFI work or just through WWFC? I know a guy who likes to go up with an instructor to practice emergency procedures a few times a year and needs xwind landing practice (it’s me, I’m him)
August 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Awesome! I can imagine that is a really strange feeling. Anywhere near as weird a feeling as first solo?
August 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Looks like an awesome experience you’ll remember for a long time to come! 😁
August 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I swear I’ve seen grade schoolers with more filled in facial hair than I can grow.
April 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Way to go Lisa, what a wonderful accomplishment!
April 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Always wondered how the incumbent managed to both run a long campaign as well as govern the country. So glad ours are much shorter up here. Hopefully PP keeps it classy, but I have a feeling I may be disappointed
March 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Was going to suggest advanced polling depending on when you were leaving. Wife and I had to do that for the provincial election as we were out of town. Spain sounds like a much better place to be at the time though!
March 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Welcome! And thanks for all you do helping keep the skies safe!!
March 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Crust on the bottom? Looks fantastic!
March 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
FWIW I am strong at math and mental math, and the E6B drove me nuts for a long time. Needed it for training but haven’t touched it since. I know some people can use it very well, it just never clicked for me
March 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Neither my wife or kids like pot pies so I’ll have to drool over yours. Doing it in the cast iron pan is just….
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March 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Gotta show the cross section too!
March 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
That's pretty awesome, congrats on all the upgrades, I'm sure you'll be playing with them discovering new things for a long time! I'd love to come see how it looks sometime!
March 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
ohhhh lets see if I can spot them all!
- GI275 EIS Engine Monitor
- Dual GI275 CDI
- GPS 175
- GTX 335 Transponder
- GMA 354 Audio Panel
- GFC 500 Autopilot

I think I caught everything! One heck of an upgrade and I'm sure will be fun to fly!
March 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Damn, that looks clean! Is that a new auto pilot in there I spy as well?
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March 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What you save in ground roll you lose in floating down the runway. 😂
January 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It’s just going to be tease after tease during this whole process, isn’t it? 😂
January 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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