Ward walks toward the Cirrus SR20 aircraft tethered to the tarmac at the Grand Strand Airport (CRE) in North Myrtle Beach.
Banks Ward, an instructor for Blue Horizon Aviation in NMB, explains how flight lessons work and what to expect.
From an office window we can look out over the tarmac. A fuel truck stays busy delivering fuel to any number of planes at the county-owned facility.
Student Thomas Dreimiller checks the fuel, looking for contaminants that don't belong. It's an important step in the pre-flight safety inspection.
Student Dreimiller checks controls in the cockpit.
Ward double checks the oil level.
The fuel truck tops us off just before the flight.
The Grand Strand Airport runway is visible (top left) just after takeoff.
Student and pilot stay in constant communication.
The Blue Horizon Aviation's flight simulator is a necessary tool on unflyable days or for extra instruction. Student and pilot are shown in an exact replica of the Cirrus SR20 cockpit.
