http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/06/interesting-links-april-6-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/06/interesting-links-april-6-2011/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/06/interesting-links-april-6-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/04/06/interesting-links-april-6-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/23/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-4-choose-a-reputable-flight-school/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/23/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-4-choose-a-reputable-flight-school/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:21:06 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/23/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-4-choose-a-reputable-flight-school/ Get what you pay for. The quality of your training will be determined by your flight school. And believe me, you want the best training you can get. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/23/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-4-choose-a-reputable-flight-school/feed/ 28 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/20/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-3-start-young/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/20/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-3-start-young/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:58:22 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/19/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-3-start-young/ The younger you start, the farther you can go. Ideally, you want to have all certificates in hand by the time you're 30 years old. Even better would be 25. This means you need to start young. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/20/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-3-start-young/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/18/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-2-save-up/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/18/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-2-save-up/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:30:35 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/01/18/so-you-want-to-be-a-helicopter-pilot-part-2-save-up/ The more you pay up front, the less you'll pay in the future. Education is expensive. Helicopter pilot training is very expensive. 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