Well, It's Been a While...
A quick check-in from Phase 2 — QXC coming up, one last solo, and then it's duals until it's time to head home from Vero.
Read more about Well, It's Been a While...Reef Salter · Student pilot
A flight path in progress.
The honest story of learning to fly: training, lessons learned, and the people and places along the way.
From ground school to the cockpit, one milestone at a time.
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Stories and insights from my aviation journey
A Week in Vero: Settling In Before First Flight
From missing baked beans to battling imposter syndrome, a reflection on life in Vero Beach as ground school ends and real flying finally begins.
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MOD 3 Done ✅ And That’s Ground School Finished
MOD 3 is complete — Flight Planning, Air Law, Ops and RNAV wrapped up, and I’m officially finished with ground school. Here’s how it went and how I used ATPLQ to get through it.
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I’m Reef: an aviation enthusiast and student pilot working towards the flight deck. This site is where I keep the milestones, the hard-won lessons, and the moments that make the work worthwhile.
Expect candid training updates, practical study resources, flight photography, and the occasional aviation tool. It’s a personal record of the process, made for anyone curious about learning to fly.
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