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Today is a very cool in-the-field interview with pilot and aviation website owner, Jon Kessinger, recorded on location from none other than Chicago’s (closed) Meigs Field. In this episode, co-host Len Costa sits down with Jon to learn about Midwest Flight Lines, including:

Jon’s background
Army helicopter pilot grandfather
First flight lesson on Valentines Day
Pursuing the Private Pilot certificate
Mission behind the website
Stuffing a Ford Trimotor with AvGeeks
Experiences at Oshkosh 2013
The best story on the website to date
Flying the Breezy open cockpit airplane
Aspirations to become CFI
Thoughts on closing Meigs Field
And more!

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In the life of an airline pilot, one can visit many destinations over the course of the job. Here’s a list of all the cities Len Costa, aka “Baldo”, has flown to for work and for pleasure in July 2013.

The above photo depicts Len in Hohenshwangau, Germany on his 32nd birthday where he spent time visiting Castle Neuschwanstein, depicted below.

Enjoy!

Newark, NJ (EWR)
Charleston, SC (CHS)
White Plains, NY (HPN)
Norfolk, VA (ORF)
Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU)
Portland, ME (PWM)
Peoria, IL (PIA)
South Bend, IN (SBN)
Lexington, KY (LEX)
Charleston, WV (CRW)
Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD)
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
Washington-Dulles, VA (IAD)
Birmingham, AL (BHM)
Munich, Germany (MUC)
Charlotte, NC (CLT)
Lansing, MI (LAN)
Fargo, ND (FAR)
Detroit, MI (DTW)
Nashville, TN (BNA)
Denver, CO (DEN)
Williston, ND (ISN)
Maddison, WI (MSN)
Springfield, MO (SGF)

Another month bites the dust.

Cheers!

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