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The Shocking reasons Pilots are not taught to spin#whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learnin....
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The Shocking reasons Pilots are not taught to spin
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Cessna v Extra, which is better? #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #c....
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Cessna v Extra, which is better?
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Are you a SKY GOD? #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessna172 #aero....
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Are you a SKY GOD?
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Why Join a share - A Family of Pilots #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cess....
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Why Join a share - A Family of Pilots
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I have been asked if I am going to do a video on the crash at Reagan International airport. My a....
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I have been asked if I am going to do a video on the crash at Reagan International airport. My answer is an emphatic NO. WTF!! I am not an air crash investigator. We have limited information. I will Read More
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3 years ago today I first took to the air as a licensed private pilot. God I was nervous! #whisk....
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3 years ago today I first took to the air as a licensed private pilot. God I was nervous!
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The secret is out this does not hold the wings on #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learnin....
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The secret is out this does not hold the wings on
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YouTube is a challenge. Enjoy it!! #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna ....
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YouTube is a challenge. Enjoy it!!
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Hold you nose down!! #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessna172 #ae....
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Hold you nose down!!
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The truth about YouTube money. #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #ces....
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The truth about YouTube money.
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What happens when your landing gear fails #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #....
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What happens when your landing gear fails
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I love to talk about flying - I’m a pilot!! #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtof....
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I love to talk about flying - I’m a pilot!!
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Emergency Gear Extension #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessna172....
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Emergency Gear Extension
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Yes the latest in the saga of owning a private aircraft - spend 30K on upgrades and what happens....
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Yes the latest in the saga of owning a private aircraft - spend 30K on upgrades and what happens?
Full video on our YT Channel
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Buying a share - do they have an engine fund? #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtof....
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Buying a share - do they have an engine fund?
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Flying is a lifelong journey #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessn....
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Flying is a lifelong journey
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Does the IRR make you a better pilot? #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cess....
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Does the IRR make you a better pilot?
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Carb heat and bad decisions. I post a video about a short maintenance flight, and appear to get ....
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Carb heat and bad decisions. I post a video about a short maintenance flight, and appear to get roasted by social media - but did I?
Full video on YT Channel
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Don't hit the brakes!!!X #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessna172....
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Don't hit the brakes!!!X
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Our first inflight 'emergency' #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #ces....
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Our first inflight 'emergency'
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We do something dodgy again, attempting to fly KK our Cessna 172 with a defective regulator and ....
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We do something dodgy again, attempting to fly KK our Cessna 172 with a defective regulator and possible defective alternator, hoping that we don't run out of battery power before we reach out destination! Did we make it?
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The real rewards of teaching #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessn....
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The real rewards of teaching
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First flight as a licenced private pilot - and I am blinded by the sun!! #whiskeyalphapilot #fly....
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First flight as a licenced private pilot - and I am blinded by the sun!!
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What do content creatros really hide #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessn....
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What do content creatros really hide
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The Mystery of the silent stall warner #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #pip....
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The Mystery of the silent stall warner
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Joining a share - check the books!! #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna....
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Joining a share - check the books!!
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Thinking of buying an aircraft share? I go through some of the ups and downs of my experiences o....
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Thinking of buying an aircraft share? I go through some of the ups and downs of my experiences of share ownership.
Link in the bio above, or sheach for WhiskeyAlphaPilot on YouTube
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It is all about having fun #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessna1....
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It is all about having fun
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Jack has issues with the altitude #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #....
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Jack has issues with the altitude
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It's an air traffic Jam!! #whiskeyalphapilot #flying #pilotlife #learningtofly #cessna #cessna17....
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It's an air traffic Jam!!
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