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DEBRIEF

A pilot's perspective
WILLIAMS learned to fly at Santa Monica Airport.

THE FLYING BRADY

BARRY WILLIAMS
Barry Williams became known to a generation of TV-watching Americans as Greg Brady, the eldest son on The Brady Bunch. The show, about a blended family with three boys and three girls, aired from 1969 to 1974 and created an enduring pop-culture phenomenon. Few people might know, however, that Williams first caught the flying bug as a teenager, flying with his oldest brother Craig in a Cessna 150 along the Santa Monica coastline. A few “short decades” later, in 2009, he became a private pilot.

PLUS Read an expanded interview with Barry Williams.

EARLY CHALLENGES… It was all new. Aerodynamics, systems, instruments, finding weight and balance. I had to come to terms with the fact that seagulls never had to prep for an FAA flight test in order to fly.
WHO: Barry Williams POSITION: Actor TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS: Just over 200 EXTRA: Williams recently opened a variety multimedia musical show, “Brady Bunch,” at Yakov Theatre in Branson, Missouri (www. thegregbradyproject). The show runs through 2011 and spring through fall 2012.

am taking off and where I’m landing. Aeronautical charts are a great way to get oriented to a new place. FAVORITE AIRPLANE… I cut my teeth in Cessna 172s and Piper Archers. For the type of flying I like to do now, the Cessna Corvallis is perfect. It is happy flying low and slow, but it is also capable of a range of more than 1,200 nautical miles, at 25,000 feet, all while cruising over 200 knots true airspeed. ADVICE FOR STUDENTS… If the studying seems overwhelming, don’t lose sight of what drew you to flying in the first place. At some point you will discover that it is possible to fly and be relaxed and have fun at the same time.

HARDEST LESSONS… Weather, weather, weather. Who knew there were so many types of fog? The Coriolis effect? I always thought clouds were so pretty; then I had to learn what each type meant and what could happen if I inadvertently flew into one. FLIGHT-PLANNING FUN… When I’m on location or traveling I like to become familiar with the geography of the local area. I enjoy learning the landmarks and the terrain between where I

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Flight Training - November 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - November 2011

Flight Training - November 2011
Contents
President’s Perspective
Right Seat
Letters
Know Where to Go
This Weekend
Success Stories
AOPA Action Member Products
News
ASI News Tech Tip
Since You Asked
How It Works
News
Final Exam
Checkride
Flying Carpet
Follow the River
When the Plan Goes Out the Window
Technique
Weather
Flight Lesson
Time for a Change?
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Teaching the T&G
Add an Hour
The CFI Bookshelf
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - November 2011 - Flight Training - November 2011
Flight Training - November 2011 - Cover2
Flight Training - November 2011 - Contents
Flight Training - November 2011 - 2
Flight Training - November 2011 - 3
Flight Training - November 2011 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - November 2011 - 5
Flight Training - November 2011 - Right Seat
Flight Training - November 2011 - 7
Flight Training - November 2011 - Letters
Flight Training - November 2011 - 9
Flight Training - November 2011 - Know Where to Go
Flight Training - November 2011 - 11
Flight Training - November 2011 - This Weekend
Flight Training - November 2011 - Success Stories
Flight Training - November 2011 - AOPA Action Member Products
Flight Training - November 2011 - News
Flight Training - November 2011 - ASI News Tech Tip
Flight Training - November 2011 - 17
Flight Training - November 2011 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - November 2011 - 19
Flight Training - November 2011 - How It Works
Flight Training - November 2011 - News
Flight Training - November 2011 - 22
Flight Training - November 2011 - 23
Flight Training - November 2011 - Final Exam
Flight Training - November 2011 - Checkride
Flight Training - November 2011 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - November 2011 - 27
Flight Training - November 2011 - Follow the River
Flight Training - November 2011 - 29
Flight Training - November 2011 - 30
Flight Training - November 2011 - 31
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Flight Training - November 2011 - 33
Flight Training - November 2011 - When the Plan Goes Out the Window
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Flight Training - November 2011 - 36
Flight Training - November 2011 - 37
Flight Training - November 2011 - Technique
Flight Training - November 2011 - 39
Flight Training - November 2011 - Weather
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Flight Training - November 2011 - 42
Flight Training - November 2011 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - November 2011 - 44
Flight Training - November 2011 - Time for a Change?
Flight Training - November 2011 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - November 2011 - 47
Flight Training - November 2011 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - November 2011 - Teaching the T&G
Flight Training - November 2011 - Add an Hour
Flight Training - November 2011 - The CFI Bookshelf
Flight Training - November 2011 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - November 2011 - Debrief
Flight Training - November 2011 - Cover3
Flight Training - November 2011 - Cover4
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