Valerie Smith

Pilot ✈️, Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and Aircraft Dispatcher. Ava's Mom + Padres Fan for life! ⚾

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

#bringthegold

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@aedmondstv Thanks for the update :) It's back on now!

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

#BringTheGold

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@drobaseball224 @NewsFlashSD ASTREA Huey helicopter left but not sure if that was due to fuel or if they were released

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

#padrespets

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

#BringTheGold

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@sdhumane thank you for saving his life!!

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

If you watch @AlaskaDailyABC w/ Hilary Swank, Episode One and Two's storyline feels very familiar to the real life and - and disappearance and presumed death of Andy Teuber in Alaska.

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[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@Rocket_Bat and @SkyMaverickSDGE (Helitanker 729)!

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@Rocket_Bat SDGE Copter 129 lookin' good! :)

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@sdhumane @SoCal_RedCross Thank you @sdhumane 🐾🐾

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

The most read article on my blog is about the tragic and mysterious crash involving personal injury attorney Steve Barnes and his TBM N965DM, on October 2, 2020. The NTSB just published their final report - which I’ve shared on my blog.

https://t.co/pPsvsArQg8

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

Thank you for the opportunity to write this one @Redbird_Flight ✈️

[Redbird Flight @Redbird_Flight]

Whether a flight is filed under VFR or IFR, it starts with a takeoff and ends in a landing. Maintaining proficiency in the basics is critical to safety.
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[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

New article on AA300 near-crash in 2019 is up on @Avgeekery website.

[AvGeekery @Avgeekery]

Every close shave yields lessons to be learned. This mishap could have ended in tragedy. https://t.co/DEShosgbwA

[AvGeekery @Avgeekery]

#currentsituation (original image via Christian Kidder)

[FLYING Magazine @FlyingMagazine]

The NTSB released its final report on the SIAI Marchetti accident that killed Dale “Snort” Snodgrass in Idaho last summer.

https://t.co/zvgjIlDHmh

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

Planespotting on the ramp at KSEE. Any guesses which big church outfit this pretty Dassault Falcon 50 belongs to? #dassaultfalcon #falcon50

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[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

NTSB: Pilot Held No Certificate in 2020 Crash of N9217B - Fatal Accident in Redlands After Departing Big Bear Airport

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[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@SDCountyFires Yes, appears that way.

[Valerie Smith @PilotValerie]

@SDCountyFires https://t.co/n8k0N6yjCT