The Complete Commercial Pilot Workbook Is Live on Amazon
The commercial workbook is finally live. Here's why I wrote it, what's inside, and who it will actually help.
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Aviation insights, pilot training tips, and entrepreneurship stories from the flight deck and beyond.
I Wrote a Playbook for Running OpenClaw Without Writing Code
50+ automations, a live trading bot, and zero lines of code. Here's the non-developer's guide to OpenClaw I wish existed when I started.
Read the post →I Don't Want Internet Business Clout. I Want Flight Hours.
Why I'm building apps, books, bots, and automation in public to fund more flight time as a commercial pilot. No guru cosplay, no fake scoreboards, just the live experiment.
Read the post →I Built a Weather Prediction Bot That Made $1,773 in Paper Trades. Now It’s Live.
A commercial pilot used Python, NOAA forecasts, and Kelly Criterion sizing to build a Kalshi weather prediction bot. 217 resolved trades. 76.5% win rate. $1,773 paper profit. It went live with real money on March 28, 2026. Here’s exactly how it works.
Read the build log →I Read an Academic Paper and Rebuilt My AI Agent's Memory
IBM researchers proved that AI agents improve up to 14% when they learn from their own execution history. I run an AI agent platform called OpenClaw. I implemented their framework in a Saturday morning. Here’s what I built, what changed, and what I learned about making AI agents that actually get better over time.
Read the post →Setting Up OpenClaw: The 5 Things I Wish I Did First
OpenClaw becomes the backbone of how you work — but only if you set it up right. Most people skip the five steps that actually matter: SOUL.md, cron jobs, picking one channel, USER.md, and the skills system. Here’s what I’d do differently from day one.
Read the guide →How I Earned My Commercial Pilot License at 45
From zero flight time at 44 to commercial multi-engine certificate at 46. Real hours, real costs, real timeline. Started at Pensacola, FL in late 2023 and knocked out PPL, IR, Commercial ASEL, and Commercial AMEL in under 18 months — all while holding down a day job in California. Here’s exactly how it went.
Read the story →The Cheapest Ways to Build Flight Hours in 2026
You need hours. Hours cost money. Unless you know the workarounds. A practical guide to every legitimate method for building pilot flight time affordably in 2026 — including options that are free and one where they pay you to fly 130 hours a month.
Read the guide →How to Become a Commercial Pilot in 2026: Requirements, Hours & Timeline
A real commercial pilot's breakdown of the CPL career path - requirements, hours, costs, and timeline. Written by someone who just did it as a career change from business management, not a flight school brochure.
Read Article →I've Been Running OpenClaw for 30 Days - Here's What I Wish I Knew
Top 5 setup steps, dos and don'ts, and an honest 30-day assessment of OpenClaw as an AI agent platform. Covers identity files, autonomous spend limits, cron jobs, tool connections, and the memory system that makes it actually useful.
Read Article →How I'm Using AI to Build Side Income as a Pilot
I need 1,130 more flight hours at $200/hr. That's $226,000. I'm using AI automation to build side income through iOS apps, KDP publishing, and prediction market bots. Real numbers, real timeline, still early. Here's what's actually working and what isn't.
Read Article →How I Run 50+ AI Cron Jobs on OpenClaw (Without Writing Code)
Morning briefings, trading bot monitoring, TikTok automation, and App Store alerts. A non-developer's guide to building useful AI cron jobs from 6 months of daily use.
Read Article →The Ultimate Private Pilot Checkride Prep Guide (2026)
I passed my PPL checkride on the first try. Here's everything I wish someone had told me: what the DPE actually cares about, how to study the ACS without losing your mind, the oral questions that trip people up, and the flight maneuvers worth over-preparing.
Read Article →5 Apps Every Student Pilot Needs in 2026
The apps I actually used during training, not the ones flight schools push. ForeFlight is obvious. The other four saved me real money, real time, and real headaches during PPL through commercial.
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