Lindsay passes her Check Ride, Nick flies with friends for the first time, and Lindsay immediately uses her new pilot license to go flying with Nick to celebrate. Progress Report: Nick 66.2 hours - Lindsay 76.4 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw...

Nick passes his check ride and gets his Private Pilot License! Progress Report: Nick 65.2 by hours - Lindsay 72.9 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each episode is simply a casual conversation...

In this long-overdue update, Nick and Lindsay discuss their upcoming check-rides. Progress Report: Nick 60 hours - Lindsay 70.5 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each episode is simply a casual...

Nick talks about his long cross country solo flight to Blythe. Progress Report: Nick 41.8 hours - Lindsay 54.1 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each episode is simply a casual conversation recorded...

Lindsay completes some simulated instrument training with her instructor while Nick does his first solo cross country flight. Progress Report: Nick 38.6 hours - Lindsay 54.1 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their...

Nick makes his first solo flight to another airport and Lindsay flies 3.2 hours solo on a long cross country. Progress Report: Nick 36.8 hours - Lindsay 52.8 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each...

Lindsay does her first cross-country solo and sticks around afterward to watch Nick make his long-awaited first solo flight! Progress Report: Nick 35.8 hours - Lindsay 49.6 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their...

Lindsay’s first night flight is a cross country flight down to Brown Field in San Diego, complete with a fun transition over the international airport on the way home. Progress Report: Nick 34.3 hours - Lindsay 47.6 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the...

Nick shares some awesome news and Lindsay talks about the lessons learned during her long cross-country flight and the last few solo flights she’s done. Progress Report: Nick 33.6 hours - Lindsay 44.5 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief,...

Lindsay talks about her last four flight lessons including her first cross-country flight and her first solo touch-and-go’s at a towered airport! Progress Report: Nick 32.2 hours - Lindsay 38.8 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief,...

Lindsay flies SOLO for the first time! Progress Report: Nick 32.2 hours - Lindsay 29.6 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each episode is simply a casual conversation recorded immediately after each...

Ep.22 Lindsay flew to Palomar and gained much confidence with her ATC communication and Nick did a 3-hour cross country flight out to Blythe and back. Progress Report: Nick 32.2 hours - Lindsay 27.1 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief,...

Ep.21 Lindsay and Nick (and MIA dog) join in on each other’s back-to-back lessons with John to two different towered airports. Progress Report: Nick 29.2 hours - Lindsay 25.5 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their...

Ep.20 Lindsay flies to a towered airport for the first time and Nick accidentally gets into a spin while practicing stalls. Progress Report: Nick 27.8 hours - Lindsay 23.9 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their...

Ep.19 Lindsay gets cleared for solos (again) by her new instructor and Nick flies his first cross country flight to Apple Valley. Progress Report: Nick 26.4 hours - Lindsay 22.5 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private Pilot certificates. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their...

Ep.18 Lindsay flies with Nick and MIA in the backseat and then they both struggle with a 2-hour ground training session on cross country flight planning. Progress Report: Nick 24.5 hours - Lindsay 21 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief,...

Lindsay has an empowering first lesson with her new instructor and Nick discusses his last three lessons including another one with Lindsay in the back seat. Progress Report: Nick 24.5 hours - Lindsay 20 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief,...

Lindsay gives a quick recap of her last two lessons and then they discuss today’s flight where Nick flew with vision-blocking glasses (foggles) while Lindsay rode along in the backseat. Progress Report: Nick 20 hours - Lindsay 18.3 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying...

Nick flies to an even busier towered airport and Lindsay does some engine failure drills. Progress Report: Nick 17.1 hours - Lindsay 15.5 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each episode is simply a casual...

Lindsay is dialing in her landings with zero input from her instructor and Nick made another trip to a towered airport. Progress Report: Nick 15.9 hours - Lindsay 14 hours ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience....

Lindsay made 8 more landings on a ridiculously hectic day and Nick practiced communication in the full-motion simulator. Progress Report: Nick 14.3 hours - Lindsay 12.2 ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw debrief, lesson-by-lesson, of their experience. Each...

Nick takes his first flight to a towered airport and experiences some challenges on his way back. Lindsay does a bunch of sub-par landings and couldn’t be happier. . . Progress Report: Nick 14.3 hours - Lindsay 11.4 ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw...

Nick takes his first flight to a towered airport and experiences some challenges on his way back. Lindsay does a bunch of sub-par landings and couldn’t be happier. . . Progress Report: Nick 14.3 hours - Lindsay 11.4 ———————————— Nick and Lindsay Fener met while skydiving in 2005 and have been together ever since. Fast forward: Nick lost his legs in 2011, they married in 2015, and now in 2021 they decided to BOTH get their Private pilots licenses. Get Busy Flying Podcast is the raw...

This episode got cut short, but Lindsay manages to share the excitement of her big breakthrough.