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The view: Ocean City, Maryland in the winter
The pilot: David Smith
The airplane: Cessna 172SP Skyhawk
The mission: After spending a lot of time working on my Instrument Rating in 2023 I just wanted to fly VFR and see where I was going. I picked a cross country flight to KOXB to get acquainted with a new plane that has G5s, autopilot and other supporting instruments. I also wanted to take advantage of Traffic Advisories and using instrument approach technology (ILS) but in VFR conditions.
The memory: Having grown up in Maryland, flying over a resort that I have been to many times by driving, was great to see it from the air and longing for summer to come.
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David is currently Vice President of Technology and the Information Security Officer (ISO) for a large healthcare organization in the northeast United States. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Music, a master’s degree in Information Technology Management, a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration Informatics, and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor. David began his journey to private pilot in May of 2020 with a completion to Private Pilot in August 2021. As an ISO David deals with risk and risk mitigation everyday in the cybersecurity universe and learned quickly that flying is all about dealing with risk and mitigation. David’s Parents were both pilots and while he flew on and off at a younger age, he did not get his Private Pilot's license until he was in his 60s.David says “It’s never too late to pursue what you love."
Latest posts by David Smith (see all)
- Friday photo: Ocean City, Maryland in the winter - March 22, 2024
- Friday photo: Approach into York, PA (KTHV) Runway 35 - November 3, 2023
- Friday Photo: waterfront runway - October 21, 2022
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