Welcome to BruceAir, LLC

You’ve landed at BruceAir.com, home to a (mostly) aviation-oriented website operated by Bruce Williams, a flight instructor, writer, and aviation consultant.

My new book about using PC-based flight simulations to complement flight instruction was published by Wiley in January 2012. For more information about Scenario-Based Training with X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator: Using PC-Based Flight Simulations Based on FAA-Industry Training Standards, visit the title's page at the publisher's website, and its page here at BruceAir.

Extra 300L & BE36

The aerobatic season in Seattle is over, and I flew the Extra 300L from Boeing Field to its winter home at Boulder City, NV (KBVU) on September 28 (planned route here). If you're interested in an aerobatic ride or stall/spin/upset training in 2012, please contact me via email. Aerobatic rides and instruction will be available starting next spring when the weather cooperates.

Please note that I do not offer aircraft checkouts, tailwheel endorsements, high-performance endorsements, or flight reviews in the Extra. The airplane is not available for solo flight.

Note also that aerobatic rides and training are not available at Boulder City. Although I visit Las Vegas often during the winter, my schedule varies, and I am not currently able to conduct commercial operations there. If you're interested in an aerobatic ride or training in Las Vegas, I recommend that you contact Monarch Sky, based at Henderson (KHND). Monarch Sky has Extra 330LCs and and a Citabria available for basic and advanced aerobatic flights and training.

To learn about flight training, aerobatic rides, multimedia presentations, and other services provided by BruceAir, visit the Services page. If your want general information about learning to fly and flight schools, visit Let's Go Flying!
You can find more information about Bruce’s other book, Microsoft Flight Simulator as a Training Aid: A Guide for Pilots, Instructors, and Virtual Aviators, on the book’s home page here at BruceAir.
My speaking schedule is on the Calendar page.
I’ve also collected handy flying and learning aids on my Goodies for Pilots page. Among other things, you’ll find a PowerPoint show about holding patterns, a kneeboard template, and a a PowerPoint guide to Flight Simulator.
And you’ll find an annotated guide and links to (mostly) free aviation related resources on the Aviation Resources page. If it’s been a while since you exercised your pilot certificate, visit Get Back Into Flying in the Learn to Fly section at AOPA
My blog is on my WordPress, where you can find videos, pictures, and GPS tracks (.kmz files for viewing in Google Earth) of some of my cross-country flights.
You can find pictures and videos of the Extra 300L, aerobatics, formation flying, and related subjects in my public SkyDrive folders.