• How he turned a fear of flying into a passion for flying.
• What an Airline Pilot told Dean to help him combat his fear of flying.
• What he wanted to get out of his first few lessons.
• What scared him about flying.
• Why he was timid about stalls.
• What he did to combat those fears.
• How aerobatic lessons fixed his fear of stalls.
• How you can think of turbulence as cars going over potholes.
• How turbulence always seems worse in IFR than VFR.
• I share some details into my engine failure.
• How cleaning magnetos can seem odd to a new pilot.
• What it was like to learn how to fly in Southern California.
• How learning in a busy airspace helped Dean get over mic fright.
• What it is like flying a piston airplane in big Bravo airports.
• Materials he used to study.
• What it was like being a professional photographer and flight student at the same time.
• How it is okay if it takes you a long time to get your ratings.
• Why it is importing to get your IFR rating.
• Why an Autopilot can become your best friend in IMC.
• What Dean thought about his IFR training.
• What his hardest check ride was.
• Dean tells some stories from his check ride.
• Dean shares some scary flights that he has had.
• Why it is important to learn from your mistakes.
• Why Dean created Flying Eyes.

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Happy Flying,

Justin