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Ben Lovegrove

Aviation, aircraft, airlines, air travel, tourism, aerospace, UAM, UAP, AI and Generative AI, and various other related subjects. I've been online since the 1990s and enjoy sharing useful and informative content to a wide audience.

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Student Pilot Community Training At All Flight Levels Pilot Institute | Rod Machado | Pilot Store | Advertising | Career Guides Hi Reader, It's that time of year again and there are plenty of tempting offers available right now for your study needs. Buy now for your current aviation goals or store them for future use. Private Pilot Made Easy - This online ground school will help you pass the FAA Private Pilot test with flying colors. Achieve your dreams of flying an airplane. Radio...

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Student Pilot Community Training At All Flight Levels Pilot Institute | Rod Machado | Pilot Store | Advertising | Career Guides Hi Reader, As you log those training hours and dream of the skies, remember that aviation careers extend far beyond the captain's seat on a jet airliner. While many aspire to commercial flying, be it airliners, cargo haulers, or rotary-wing aircraft, plenty thrive in general aviation. Options abound: bush pilots in remote Alaska, banner towers at beach resorts,...

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Pilot Institute | Rod Machado | Pilot Store | Advertising | Career Guides Hi Reader, Are piston engines are holding us back? Electric motors are already faster and smarter in nearly every way but aviation still leans toward the century-old internal combustion engine. Here’s what you need to know. Power-to-Weight Matters The biggest challenge in replacing aircraft engines with electric motors is energy storage. Avgas delivers about 43 MJ/kg Modern lithium-ion batteries hold around 0.9 MJ/kg A...

Pilot Institute | Rod Machado | Pilot Store | Advertising | Career Guides Hi Reader, Weather kills more student pilots than aircraft failures. Yet many still treat aviation weather as a side topic in ground school. That mindset needs to change. Understanding aviation weather isn’t optional—it’s a decisive factor in your ability to fly safely, plan flights confidently, and make split-second choices in the cockpit. Here’s what smart pilots know—and apply—about weather: Basic Forecasts Are Not...

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Skool Community | Store | Facebook Group | Advertising Hi Reader, Your path to the cockpit is full of challenges and thrills. Here are three captivating aviation stories to keep your passion burning bright as you train! Solo Student’s Highway Heroics Picture this: a student pilot, mid-flight in a Piper PA-28 over rural Missouri, when the fuel gauge dips dangerously low. With no airport in sight, the pilot—barely 20 hours into training—keeps their cool. Spotting a quiet stretch of highway,...

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Hi Reader, You’re no stranger to the pull of ancient places, but beyond the famous circles and pyramids lie lesser-known sites pulsing with ley lines and earth energies. Here are three unusual spots that’ll spark your curiosity and maybe even call you to explore! The Whispering Knights of Rollright, England Tucked in the Oxfordshire countryside, the Rollright Stones—a trio of a circle, a lone king stone, and the eerie Whispering Knights dolmen—hum with quiet power. Locals swear the Knights, a...