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About Meira Leonard

Meira Leonard received her Private Pilots license in 2017 from Galt Airport outside of Chicago & currently lives in Honolulu, where she runs a web design company. She is a multi-engine commercial pilot in Hawaii with an instrument rating and flys a Cessna Caravan part time for a air cargo company.

Heading, Course, Bearing, Magnetic, True

By |2025-11-14T20:32:27-05:00October 7th, 2017|Cheat Sheets, Flight Preparation, General Aviation, Weather|

Here is a cheat sheet showing the difference between true course, headings, & bearings along with a list of what is described in magnetic verses true, and statute miles (SM) verses nautical miles (NM). I laid it out in Word in 2 columns so when it is printed, you [...]

Landing Procedures, Airport Lighting & Signage

By |2025-11-14T20:32:40-05:00October 7th, 2017|Airports, Cheat Sheets, General Aviation, Landing|

Here is a cheat sheet I created listing out visually everything from landing procedures, airport lighting & signs, beacons, and approach indicators. I laid it out in Word in 2 columns so when it is printed, you can fold them and they fit perfectly in the binder. See Organizational [...]

Maneuvers & Alternate Landings

By |2025-11-14T20:34:26-05:00October 1st, 2017|Cheat Sheets, Emergency Procedures, Flight Maneuvers|

Here is a list of all the maneuvers needed for passing your check ride (S Turns, Steep Turns, Stalls, Short Field & Soft Field take off & landings, etc. It also includes basic notes I took for landings (no power, no flaps, no wind, high wind, gusting,  ice on [...]

Aviation Quizlets

By |2025-11-14T20:35:04-05:00November 28th, 2019|Training|

So as we all know studying for our ground tests in aviation can be a challenge. Recently a friend shared with me a Quizlet including all the possible questions for her Private Pilot's Certificate. Thanks to Bri for putting it together! I've also added Quizlets from another Friend for [...]

Flight Prep Check Off Lists & Emergency Procedures

By |2025-11-14T20:35:15-05:00September 24th, 2017|Cheat Sheets, Emergency Procedures, Flight Preparation|

In order to save time, I created this excel doc (which you will want to modify for your own plane) as a quick reference for everything from V-speeds, Pre-Flight, Starting the Plane, Run-up, to Emergency Procedures. It is super condensed so you're not waisting time flipping through information.   [...]

Clouds & Visibility – A Simpler Way to Remember

By |2025-11-14T20:35:10-05:00September 24th, 2017|Regulations|

Hi Everyone!  So I really hated learning the cloud & visibility restrictions. I kept thinking, this is something I am going to remember now and easily forget later.  So I found breaking it into parts and into what really mattered WAY easier.. So here goes..... [...]