FunkyPilot Academy

FunkyPilot Academy FunkyPilot Academy is an exciting, educational comic book series about aviation!

Join Captain Jack, his students, and quirky characters like Sherman the Pig on thrilling adventures that teach flight training, teamwork, and the wonders of the skies!

"Oil level looks good."And now comes the part that separates good habits from great ones: putting the dipstick back and ...
09/09/2026

"Oil level looks good."

And now comes the part that separates good habits from great ones: putting the dipstick back and securing the cap. Engines are famously picky about keeping their oil on the inside. Check the level, secure the cap, close the access door — then go fly with a clear conscience. 🙂 🔧

Check it. Secure it. Fly.

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"Work smarter, not harder."One of the first great discoveries in flight training: the trim wheel. Set it right, and the ...
09/07/2026

"Work smarter, not harder."

One of the first great discoveries in flight training: the trim wheel. Set it right, and the airplane holds its attitude with fingertip pressure instead of a wrestling match. If you're fighting the controls, you're not flying the airplane — you're arguing with it. 😄 ✈️

Trim is your friend.

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Sherman's first day on the ramp. Nervous? Slightly. Visible? Extremely — and that's the whole point.Airport ramps are lo...
09/05/2026

Sherman's first day on the ramp. Nervous? Slightly. Visible? Extremely — and that's the whole point.

Airport ramps are loud, busy places where people mostly talk with their eyes and hands: high-visibility vests, marshalling wands, standard signals everyone understands. If they can't see you, they can't avoid you. 🙂 🦺

Be seen. Stay safe.

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The quiet part of flying nobody photographs: coffee, a logbook, and ten minutes of honest thinking after the engine stop...
09/03/2026

The quiet part of flying nobody photographs: coffee, a logbook, and ten minutes of honest thinking after the engine stops.

Every flight teaches something — but only if you sit down and collect the lesson. Write it down while it's fresh; future you will be grateful. ☕ 🙂

Experience is earned one flight at a time.

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"That was the best flight of my life!"Every pilot on Earth remembers their first solo — the instructor steps out, the se...
09/01/2026

"That was the best flight of my life!"

Every pilot on Earth remembers their first solo — the instructor steps out, the seat beside you is suddenly empty, and the airplane climbs a little faster because it's just you. It might only be three laps around the pattern, but it counts as the big one for the rest of your life. 😊 ✈️

Congratulations, Mike.

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See what's sitting on that wing? A fuel cap.Small part, big consequences — leave it off and fuel can siphon out in fligh...
08/30/2026

See what's sitting on that wing? A fuel cap.

Small part, big consequences — leave it off and fuel can siphon out in flight. That's what the preflight walkaround is really for: not finding big dramatic problems, but catching the little ones before they get promoted. 🙂 🔍
Little things matter. Details save flights.

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Sherman filed his lunch plan, and honestly, he's onto something.Pilots check the airplane's fuel before every flight — b...
08/28/2026

Sherman filed his lunch plan, and honestly, he's onto something.

Pilots check the airplane's fuel before every flight — but the pilot needs fuel too. There's even a real personal preflight checklist called I'M SAFE: Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Eating.

That last one is Sherman's specialty. 😄 🍔
Fuel the pilot. Fuel the plane.

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Every pilot's career has the same shape as a good flight: a long climb, some turbulence, and the occasional holding patt...
08/26/2026

Every pilot's career has the same shape as a good flight: a long climb, some turbulence, and the occasional holding pattern.

The trick isn't avoiding the bumps — it's keeping the nose pointed up anyway. Whether you're on lesson three or year thirty: keep climbing. 🙂 ✈️

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Post-flight discipline is as important as pre-flight discipline — and this strip illustrates why cross-checking matters....
08/25/2026

Post-flight discipline is as important as pre-flight discipline — and this strip illustrates why cross-checking matters.

Both pilots missed the tie-down. Neither caught the other's missed step. That's exactly the kind of gap that crew resource management and checklist discipline are designed to close. Experienced pilots aren't immune to missed items — they're just more disciplined about the systems that catch them. ✈️

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Every flight teaches something. 🌅✈️The best pilots never stop being students. The best instructors never stop being pilo...
08/22/2026

Every flight teaches something. 🌅✈️

The best pilots never stop being students. The best instructors never stop being pilots. And the best way to pass on what you know is to lead by example — on the ramp, in the cockpit, and in the decisions you make before the engine ever starts.

Every. Flight. Teaches. Something.

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