As we approach or 2 month anniversary...

... I've been reflecting back on what it took to get FlightCentral.net launched to the masses. It's been quite a ride, and I've enjoyed every minute of it.

Thanks to everyone for making our FlightCentral.net launch a memorable experience. It's has grown quickly, so fast that we had to upgrade our server already.

As you know, FlightCentral.net (and our sister website FAA-Ground-School.com) are completely free websites, and we intend to keep them this way.

So many people have told us they love the site(s) and were wondering how they could contribute to our continued success.

Here are a couple ways you can help:

• Tell your friends - This may be obvious, but word of mouth can be really powerful. If you are in a flying club, a chapter of EAA, CAP Squadron, etc let them know of these great new resources that you use.
• Participate in Airport Communities - Help us jumpstart our new Airport Communities by joining in and posting new calendar items and blog entries. Also make sure that you have your "Show me to the community" box checked in your profile so that you can send and receive private messages from the community.
• Forum Posts (Part 1) - When posting in the forums that you participate in (such as AOPA, StudentPilot.com, Vans Airforce, etc), when referencing an airport, include a link to the airport page on flightcentral.net. For instance if I was talking about Gwinnett County (LZU) I could include a link like I did for the airport identifier here. The link format is http://www.flightcentral.net/airport/LZU where the last three or four characters are the airport identifier. It will work with or without the leading K's if the airport has one.
• Forum Posts (Part 2) - Also, if people are posting asking about aviation websites, feel free to mention FlightCentral.net or FAA-Ground-School in the list. Please don't go out and SPAM the forums, but if there is an appropriate situation where you can mention us, please do.
• Feedback - Your continued feedback is very important to Russ and I. Please continue to tell us what you like and don't like, as well as any new features you'd like to see implemented. We really do read them all and appreciated every opportunity to receive feedback on our sites.

Thanks again for all of your support. We are encouraged to see many new pilots registering daily, and we hope we can deliver a website that you will continue to use daily during your aviation adventures.