Category: FMA Solo 2020

Follow the 2020 FMA Solo Program scholarship recipients through their journey towards flying an aircraft.

Sporty’s Ground School and Air Scanner

I’ve had the opportunity to be able to use Sporty’s Ground School and their Air Scanner and have enjoyed every moment of it. The ground school has so much valuable information in addition to video quizzes to make sure I understand the material. Because of Sporty’s Ground School, my flight theory class at Kent State will be a review of what I have already learned. I also enjoy using the Air Scanner when I’m doing work in my room, and to help me learn the lingo of aviation. Overall, I enjoy using both of the materials and I would recommend them to anyone.

 

My First Flight Lesson!!!

Hello All!

As I am writing this, I have just finished my first flight lesson with Jon Still at Still Flying LLC. It’s so good to finally get the ball rolling on flight training, and I feel that my first lesson went very well! We did some pattern work, several takeoffs and landings, as well as getting me familiarized with the area the airport is located in. I learned more about how the Bristell 912 ULS handles and operates, and it is a truly wonderful airplane. The Bristell air frame and the Rotax 912 ULS really go quite well together to make an awesome combo. It was awesome that I was able to take off and land during my first lesson as well! (with some help, especially the first couple times) I still certainly have some work to do as far as that goes, but I feel like I was doing better with each time that I did it.

Here’s a few pics of me and the Bristell 912 ULS post-flight, as well as a diagram of the airport where I’m training!

An Exciting Week!

Hello All!

This week has been a pretty exciting week for me. I met someone who I think will be a really good fit for me as a flight instructor, Mr. John Still. He’s a retired Navy pilot and flight instructor, and his curriculum and teaching methods seem to be really professional and efficient. He is a med-evac pilot as well as a ferry pilot for Bristell, giving him access to top of the line equipment, including his main training plane, the Czech-made Bristell Classic, complete with a modern GPS system and digital instruments. His training company is called Still Flying LLC, based at N94 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is also the president of EAA Chapter 122 out of Capitol City Airport (CXY).

Also, my brother and I competed in a band competition in Chambersburg PA this past Saturday. It was great to finally play in front of a live crowd again, as we haven’t had the opportunity to in awhile because of the corona virus. We don’t know how we did yet, but I thought I would share a clip of us playing with you all!

My Sporty’s Air Scanner

Hello!

Hope this post finds everyone well. I have been playing around with my air scanner that I got a few weeks ago. It took me a little while to figure it out, but I believe that I’ve got it now. It’s such a cool product, and I definitely would recommend it to anyone out there looking to have a radio or air scanner at your home or hangar. For example, It’ll be a really nice thing to have when I start flying, as I can just tune in to ATIS real quick before I go to a lesson just to see what I’ll be up against.

Thanks again to FMA and Sporty’s for sending me this great product to enjoy,

Jake Myers

Christmas Came Early…Really Early!

A lot of cool stuff just arrived on my doorstep! Thank you Gleim, Mygoflight, and all the other companies who made this possible by sponsoring the FMA. And of course, thanks to the people at FMA as well! I can’t wait to start flying and put all this new gear to good use. So cool!

-Jake Myers                            

Thank You!

Today I received a bunch of new flight gear from all of the awesome sponsors that support me and the Flying Musician Association. I just wanted to thank everyone for supporting me with kind words and materials that will help me when I fly. I cant wait to use all the gear when I start flying in the fall!

Thank You! and More About Me!

I just wanted to thank everyone for the support I have received over the last week after being selected to receive the FMA Solo scholarship. I can’t wait to start my journey and see the world from a new point of view. And now, a little more information about myself. I will be graduating from Olmsted Falls High School near Cleveland Ohio with an Honors Diploma and a Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish. I started playing trumpet in 5th grade and in 6th grade I started taking private lessons and continued taking lessons all the way until March of this year. During High School I was the lead trumpet of my band for two years, Band President for the 2019-2020 school year, and was a featured soloist for my Marching Band, Jazz Band, and Wind Symphony. I have participated in Solo and Ensemble all four years of high school and was awarded 1’s all four years for my Class A solos. I also participated in the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony for three years, two in the top group and multiple ensembles in the Cleveland area. He is a link to my YouTube channel where I post videos of me playing.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ky6ddkV5U5jQ-T2NNXsqw

My trumpet Instagram is @Trumpet.try.hard

Now time to talk about my college and flight goals. In the fall, I will be attending Kent State University to study Aeronautics and become a professional pilot. Kent State is one of 12 Collegiate University to have a partnership with Delta and Kent also has a partnership with FedEx as well as many other regional and corporate airlines. At Kent State, I will be enrolled in their honors college and will be participating in their marching band and a concert band. I can’t remember when I began to love flight but for as long as I can remember I have loved to be on a plane. I have lived under the final approach for Cleveland Hopkins Airport since 2004 and have always admired the planes as they are about to land. Even though learning to fly is going to be a challenge, I can’t wait to face it head on and become the best pilot I can be!

Thank You Again

-Jacob Burdette

 

Thank You FMA Solo!

Hello FMA!

Thank you to everybody who make the FMA Solo Program possible. I’m very grateful and honored to receive the scholarship, and am so excited to finally begin flight training. Getting my PPL has been a dream of mine for years and years, and I’m elated that it’s finally going to become a reality. So, I hope to start training as soon as possible. I’ll be frequently posting updates on my training, so feel free to follow me in my journey to being a Private Pilot. If you want to check out some of my music, you can follow me on Instagram and Facebook @pyxusmusic and on Instagram @jake_myers28

Keep flyin’ and jammin’,

-Jake