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Michael Wildes

  • Contributor, Freelance
  • Chief Operating Officer, Dreams Soar, Inc.
United States, Washington, D.C.
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Living a full life, building solutions in Aviation, Business, & Media. Founder: Drive Phase HoldCo., Pilot. Prev: B.Editor @FlyingMagazine
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Wheels Up Reports 55 Percent YOY Revenue Increase

Wheels Up Reports 55 Percent YOY Revenue Increase

Flying Magazine — Wheels Up, a private member-based aircraft operator, is celebrating a 55 percent revenue increase over the same period in 2020, despite reporting an $59 million third-quarter net loss, the company announced Wednesday.
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Robotic Skies Gets Strategic Funding From Hearst Ventures

Robotic Skies Gets Strategic Funding From Hearst Ventures

Flying Magazine — Robotic Skies, a maintenance marketplace for drones, says it has entered a strategic funding partnership with Hearst Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Hearst.
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Virgin Galactic Reports Third Quarter Loss

Virgin Galactic Reports Third Quarter Loss

Flying Magazine — Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) has notched another quarterly loss amid delays in its commercial space service as it shifts its focus to making enhancements to aircraft.
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Aviation Groups Voice Support for Infrastructure Bill

Aviation Groups Voice Support for Infrastructure Bill

Flying Magazine — Industry trade groups are celebrating Friday's passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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How Do You Teach Good Judgment?

How Do You Teach Good Judgment?

Flying Magazine — The debate over the impending Airman Certification Standards begs an answer to this age-old question.
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Smaller Q3 Loss Has Embraer Enthusiastic Heading to Q4

Smaller Q3 Loss Has Embraer Enthusiastic Heading to Q4

Flying Magazine — In its third-quarter earnings call Friday, Embraer said that despite posting a loss for the quarter, they expect 2021 to be the company's first profitable year since 2017, beating their own expectations.
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Bye Aerospace Raises $19 Million in Series B Funding

Bye Aerospace Raises $19 Million in Series B Funding

Flying Magazine — Bye Aerospace, a leader in the all-electric flight market, raised $19.64 million of Series B venture funding from undisclosed investors last week, according to SEC filings.
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Air Race Classic Announces 2022 Route

Air Race Classic Announces 2022 Route

Flying Magazine — The Air Race Classic board of directors on Tuesday announced the route for the 45th Air Race Classic, to be held June 21 to 24, 2022.
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Pilot Attempting Around-the-World Flight Hits Halfway Point

Pilot Attempting Around-the-World Flight Hits Halfway Point

Flying Magazine — After being grounded in the gold-rushed city of Nome, Alaska, for nearly a month, Zara Rutherford (FlyZolo), the 19-year-old Belgian who is on a quest to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, has made it to Russia, reaching the halfway point of her trip.
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Accident Offers Lesson in Combating Pilot Complacency

Accident Offers Lesson in Combating Pilot Complacency

Flying Magazine — When pilots gain more experience, some let their guard down-to chilling effect.
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What a CFI Wants You to Know: How to Find The Right Fit

What a CFI Wants You to Know: How to Find The Right Fit

Flying Magazine — When you decide that you're ready to learn how to fly, finding the right instructor is crucial.
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The Threat and Promise of AAM

The Threat and Promise of AAM

Flying Magazine — Former premier of the Soviet Union Vladimir Ilyich Lenin once said, "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." If you hold that axiom up to the light, you might think that this uncanny attribution was about the aviation industry.
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The Weather Conundrum

The Weather Conundrum

Flying Magazine — In the latest edition of "What a Flight Instructor Wants You to Know," Michael Wildes discusses why pilots may not use weather reports as much as they should, and what can be done to change it.
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Talk to Yourself. It Works.

Talk to Yourself. It Works.

Flying Magazine — Do you talk to yourself? If you don't, you should, as we learn in this edition of "What a Flight Instructor Wants You to Know."
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Didn't Mean to Startle You

Didn't Mean to Startle You

Flying Magazine — How do you react when something goes wrong in the air? Flying columnist Michael Wildes discusses this in the latest edition of "What a Flight Instructor Wants You to Know."
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What Tom Brady Can Teach You About Being an Effective Pilot

What Tom Brady Can Teach You About Being an Effective Pilot

Flying Magazine — In the second edition of "What an Instructor Wants You to Know," Michael Wildes explains how you can learn from a seven-time Super Bowl champion.
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How I Became a Flight Instructor

How I Became a Flight Instructor

Flying Magazine — Our new columnist, Michael Wildes, introduces himself and his new franchise: "What a Flight Instructor Wants You To Know."
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