Touch-N-Goes

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29762007583164918742011-04-21T15:54:33.515-07:00Touch-N-GoesAll about flying and the world of flight training. Tips, techniques, and methods for both hobby pilots and aspiring airline captains.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-60287527845048884972009-04-27T20:48:00.000-07:002009-04-27T20:54:30.358-07:00Airplane Maintenance Shop in Hillsboro Oregon

Need some maintenance done on your airplane? Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3) has a maintenance facility located on the airport that regularly services all Cessna 100 series airplanes, Cessna 206's, 205's, and 210's. We also work on Piper and Beechcraft airplanes. If you have a piston powered single or light multi-engine airplane that you need some maintenance work on, check out the maintenance shop at

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-8859173109066101822009-04-18T08:58:00.001-07:002009-04-18T09:01:02.034-07:00Flight Training Resources

Learning to fly can involve a decent amount of "homework" and studying. Here are a few things that I have come up with that I give to the people I work with to help them with their studying. For flight training resources and flight planning aids click here. By Joe Echo-Hawk CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, A&P Mechanic Learn to fly airplanes in Oregon! joe@touch-n-goes.com

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-24913720312711898462009-03-28T09:05:00.000-07:002009-03-28T09:10:28.824-07:00Planning Your 50 hrs Cross Country PIC Time!

One of the major expenses when conducting your flight training to obtain an Instrument Rating and a Commercial Pilot license is the block of 50 hrs of PIC cross-country time that you must obtain. For tips on planning out your cross-country time while training for you Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot license, click here! Refers you to an article on my website... By Joe Echo-Hawk CFII, MEI,

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-58973399622615926422009-03-27T11:36:00.000-07:002009-03-27T11:43:41.153-07:00Holding Pattern Details

Here's a link to my main website for some details on holding patterns and some things you are thinking about when you are in establishing yourself in the hold. By Joe Echo-Hawk CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, A&P Mechanic Learn To Fly Airplanes in Portland Oregon! joe.echohawk@gmail.com

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-8688032566704904042009-03-27T11:25:00.000-07:002009-03-27T11:30:42.061-07:00Flight Training To-Do List

Getting the first few steps accomplished on your flight training can be difficult. Here is a link to my website that helps guide you through finding a medical examiner, airplane renters insurance, and many of the other first steps involved in getting a private pilot license. Hope it helps! By Joe Echo-Hawk CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, A&P Mechanic Learn to fly at TNG Aviation Flight School!

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-65970273109310775512009-03-21T14:21:00.000-07:002009-03-21T15:04:04.584-07:00Ferry Flight to Florida! - Part 1

I had the chance a few weeks ago to take some time off from my normal job of working as a flight instructor at Twin Oaks here in Hillsboro to ferry a Cessna 182 from Hillsboro to Florida. I received a call from a man named Dudley Thomas who was in the process of buying this CE-182. He was here in Hillsboro, Oregon and needed to fly it back to Pensacola, Florida. Sounds great to me! Our plan

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-62232743775455908372009-02-16T10:33:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:38:45.538-08:00Portland-Hillsboro Flight Training

Learn to fly at Twin Oaks Airpark located on the south side of Hillsboro, Oregon just outside Portland, Oregon. Airplane rentals, flight instruction, aviation gasoline, all available. By Joe Echo-Hawk CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, A&P Mechanic www.touch-n-goes.com joe.echohawk@gmail.com

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-24282238460628172112009-02-15T09:30:00.000-08:002009-03-05T09:48:47.565-08:00Congrats Juan on passing your Instrument Rating checkride!

Congrats Juan! Juan Arrieta passed his checkride to become an instrument rated private pilot! Juan is planning on getting his commercial pilot license, so I will have the good luck to get to do some more flying with him! Great job Juan, you worked really hard for it! Joe Echo-Hawk CFII, MEI, AGI, IGI, A&P Mechanic www.touch-n-goes.com joe.echohawk@gmail.com

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378892969066753217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976200758316491874.post-29031021273998724522008-12-12T15:12:00.001-08:002008-12-12T18:01:20.477-08:00Holding Procedures by Joe Echo-Hawk CFII / MEI - www.touch-n-goes

Holding Procedures for IFR What are Holding Patterns used for? Holding patterns are parking spots for airplanes. They are used most frequently by ATC when a particular airport or airspace has an abundance of arrivals or departures causing ATC to need an orderly way to delay traffic while the proper separation is created. What do holding

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