It's always bittersweet to wrap a year of content on this channel, but 2025 is going to be amazing (and busy 😂). What's your biggest highlight of 2024? 💬👇🏼 • • • • #newyear #2024 #2025 #slingaircraft #slingpilotacademy #aviation101 #generalaviation

Turn your discouragements into discipline. One more day in 2024 - make it count. 👊🏼🛫 • • • • #2025 #slingaircraft #aviation101 #generalaviation #filmmaking #pilot #pilotlife #pilotsofinstagram #aviationphotography #training #aviation #flying #cfi #flighttraining

What a year. After 15 years of being a "YouTuber," the announcement that just dropped in the latest video is so surreal. "2024: A Year in Review" is live on the Aviation101 YouTube channel:

ILS 22 into Lexington, Kentucky (KLEX) 😶‍🌫️ #sponsored #garminambassador #garmin #G3X #GTN #750xi #GFC500 #autopilot #glasscockpit #N80991 #generalaviation #filmmaking #pilot #pilotlife #pilotsofinstagram #aviationphotography #training #aviation #flying #cfi #ifr #youtube

In prep for OSH'24, he airlined into Nashville International Airport, and I decided to fly to KBNA instead of drive. Not sure that I avoided any traffic by doing that, but it was a blast nonetheless. It's all in the latest video on the channel! 🍿🛫

No matter how much simulated IMC time you practice with, it's nothing like the sensation of climbing into a milky-white abyss. 😶‍🌫️

This is one of those thing that, if you don't do it often, you'll get rusty at it FAST. I hadn't picked up a clearance over the phone in a couple of years. 🥴 Check out the full video at #sponsored @PlaneEnglishSIM 📱 Use code AVIATION101 for 10% OFF ✈️💬

New video just dropped to the Aviation101 YouTube channel: Full IFR Flight w/ ILS Approach to 500ft 😶‍🌫️ 

When one of those engines do the worst thing at the worst time, giving the pilot a fighting chance to survive is huge deal to me. I love seeing inventions that provide that in general aviation, and we see it in action in the latest video on the channel:

NEW VIDEO just dropped to the #Aviation101 #YouTube channel: Justin from @pilottopilot joined me on a 4-hour flight from Dallas Love Field to Kansas City, and I made SEVERAL planning/foresight errors on this flight ⛈️🍿

New video just dropped on YouTube 🦅 This was a first for us, and I'm glad it turned out the way it did. 😬 Check it out in the latest video on the Aviation101 YouTube Channel:

New video just dropped to YouTube: I feel like, if you fly enough, this is situation that has either happened, or is GOING to happen to you. I always feel like a kid admitting he didn't do his homework when asking for a pop-up IFR. Check it out:

Don't get me wrong, the fuel prices and fees at some of these FBOs can be absolutely stupid, but being worked through a Bravo by ATC keeps you on your toes and is a great exercise of situational awareness. What's your favorite Bravo to fly into? 💬👇🏼 #sponsored @planeenglishsim

New video just dropped on YouTube: Landing in the vicinity of a thunderstorm can get super dangerous, but there ARE decisions you can make (depending on the circumstances) to mitigate some of the risks and stay in control of the situation. Check it out:

I love flying IFR. So precise and procedural, and ATC has your back the whole time. I filed using @garminaviation Garmin Pilot and picked up the clearance from KHYI ground, who I guess I'm on a first-name basis with at this point 😆🤘🏼🫡 #garminambassador @SMTXAirport #sponsored

I hate having to burden a controller for a pop-up (airborne) IFR Clearance, but it's a nice tool to have when needed. When's the last time you asked for an on-the-spot IFR clearance? 💬👇🏼 #sponsored @PlaneEnglishSIM Use code AVIATION101 for 10% OFF ✈️💬

~95 Hours of editing, 7 types of cameras used, 2.6TB of content to sort through. In the end, the final cut is 1-hour and 24-minutes long, weighing in at only 35GB for the final YouTube video. Check it out 🍿

Chels and I landed at T89 to visit Rio Bravo Ranch for a quiet desert getaway. It freakin' HAILED on the airport right after we landed, and at one of our stops, we took a bird to the windshield on takeoff. It's all in the latest movie on YouTube:

I'm a firm believer that the aircraft is a learning tool, not a classroom. In this modern digital age, I think we're beyond trying to "figure it out" as we go during a flight lesson, and @planeenglishsim gets that. 🫡 Use code AVIATION101 for 10% OFF @planeenglishsim #sponsored

As soon as '991 was yanked into the hangar, all hail broke loose. ⛈️ We watched this desert thunderstorm hang around our destination on @siriusxm_aviation weather, but we slipped into T89 before it made us divert. I'm editing the next feature-length project: Rio Bravo Ranch.