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| MARCO research | Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science | August 2026 - Present |
|---|---|---|
| StudyGuido | StudyGuido via BITS | August 2025 - Present |
Flying
Where I’ve flown as a private pilot.
Flying
NJNCPAWVDEMDVA81°W80°W79°W78°W77°W76°W75°W36°N37°N38°N39°N40°N41°NN57 New Garden Airport
Toughkenamon, PA · 38 flightsKROA Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
Roanoke, VA · 14 flightsKPSK New River Valley Airport
Dublin, VA · 8 flightsKMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport
Coatesville, PA · 7 flightsKEVY Summit Airport
Middletown, DE · 4 flightsKBCB Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport
Blacksburg, VA · 3 flights08N Keller Brothers Airport
Lebanon, PA · 2 flights58M Cecil County Airport
Elkton, MD · 2 flights7N8 Butter Valley Golf Port Airport
Bally, PA · 2 flightsKWWD Cape May County Airport
Wildwood, NJ · 2 flightsW91 Smith Mountain Lake Airport
Moneta, VA · 2 flights22N Jake Arner Memorial Airport
Lehighton, PA · 1 flight26N Ocean City Municipal Airport
Ocean City, NJ · 1 flight33N Delaware Airpark
Dover/Cheswold, DE · 1 flight38N Smyrna Airport
Smyrna, DE · 1 flight43PA Kolb Airport
Spring City, PA · 1 flight8N1 Grimes Airport
Bethel, PA · 1 flightKBKW Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Beaver, WV · 1 flightKBLF Mercer County Airport
Bluefield, WV · 1 flightKDAN Danville Regional Airport
Danville, VA · 1 flightKLNS Lancaster Airport
Lancaster, PA · 1 flightKPTW Heritage Field
Pottstown, PA · 1 flightKRJD Ridgely Airpark
Ridgely, MD · 1 flightKSHD Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
Weyers Cave, VA · 1 flightKSIF Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport
Stoneville, NC · 1 flightKTHV York Airport
Thomasville, PA · 1 flightKTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport
Sanford, NC · 1 flightKZEF Elkin Municipal Airport
Elkin, NC · 1 flightKZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport
Pottsville, PA · 1 flightMD1 Massey Aerodrome
Massey, MD · 1 flightN13 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport
Bloomsburg, PA · 1 flightN47 Pottstown Municipal Airport
Pottstown, PA · 1 flightP91 Flying M Aerodrome
Germansville, PA · 1 flightS37 Smoketown Airport
Smoketown, PA · 1 flightW13 Eagle's Nest Airport
Waynesboro, VA · 1 flightW29 Bay Bridge Airport
Stevensville, MD · 1 flight
Toughkenamon, PA · 38 flightsKROA Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
Roanoke, VA · 14 flightsKPSK New River Valley Airport
Dublin, VA · 8 flightsKMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport
Coatesville, PA · 7 flightsKEVY Summit Airport
Middletown, DE · 4 flightsKBCB Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport
Blacksburg, VA · 3 flights08N Keller Brothers Airport
Lebanon, PA · 2 flights58M Cecil County Airport
Elkton, MD · 2 flights7N8 Butter Valley Golf Port Airport
Bally, PA · 2 flightsKWWD Cape May County Airport
Wildwood, NJ · 2 flightsW91 Smith Mountain Lake Airport
Moneta, VA · 2 flights22N Jake Arner Memorial Airport
Lehighton, PA · 1 flight26N Ocean City Municipal Airport
Ocean City, NJ · 1 flight33N Delaware Airpark
Dover/Cheswold, DE · 1 flight38N Smyrna Airport
Smyrna, DE · 1 flight43PA Kolb Airport
Spring City, PA · 1 flight8N1 Grimes Airport
Bethel, PA · 1 flightKBKW Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Beaver, WV · 1 flightKBLF Mercer County Airport
Bluefield, WV · 1 flightKDAN Danville Regional Airport
Danville, VA · 1 flightKLNS Lancaster Airport
Lancaster, PA · 1 flightKPTW Heritage Field
Pottstown, PA · 1 flightKRJD Ridgely Airpark
Ridgely, MD · 1 flightKSHD Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
Weyers Cave, VA · 1 flightKSIF Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport
Stoneville, NC · 1 flightKTHV York Airport
Thomasville, PA · 1 flightKTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport
Sanford, NC · 1 flightKZEF Elkin Municipal Airport
Elkin, NC · 1 flightKZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport
Pottsville, PA · 1 flightMD1 Massey Aerodrome
Massey, MD · 1 flightN13 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport
Bloomsburg, PA · 1 flightN47 Pottstown Municipal Airport
Pottstown, PA · 1 flightP91 Flying M Aerodrome
Germansville, PA · 1 flightS37 Smoketown Airport
Smoketown, PA · 1 flightW13 Eagle's Nest Airport
Waynesboro, VA · 1 flightW29 Bay Bridge Airport
Stevensville, MD · 1 flight
N57 New Garden Airport · Toughkenamon, PA · 38 flights
KROA Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke, VA · 14 flights
KPSK New River Valley Airport · Dublin, VA · 8 flights
KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport · Coatesville, PA · 7 flights
KEVY Summit Airport · Middletown, DE · 4 flights
KBCB Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport · Blacksburg, VA · 3 flights
08N Keller Brothers Airport · Lebanon, PA · 2 flights
58M Cecil County Airport · Elkton, MD · 2 flights
7N8 Butter Valley Golf Port Airport · Bally, PA · 2 flights
KWWD Cape May County Airport · Wildwood, NJ · 2 flights
W91 Smith Mountain Lake Airport · Moneta, VA · 2 flights
22N Jake Arner Memorial Airport · Lehighton, PA · 1 flight
26N Ocean City Municipal Airport · Ocean City, NJ · 1 flight
33N Delaware Airpark · Dover/Cheswold, DE · 1 flight
38N Smyrna Airport · Smyrna, DE · 1 flight
43PA Kolb Airport · Spring City, PA · 1 flight
8N1 Grimes Airport · Bethel, PA · 1 flight
KBKW Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beaver, WV · 1 flight
KBLF Mercer County Airport · Bluefield, WV · 1 flight
KDAN Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA · 1 flight
KLNS Lancaster Airport · Lancaster, PA · 1 flight
KPTW Heritage Field · Pottstown, PA · 1 flight
KRJD Ridgely Airpark · Ridgely, MD · 1 flight
KSHD Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · Weyers Cave, VA · 1 flight
KSIF Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport · Stoneville, NC · 1 flight
KTHV York Airport · Thomasville, PA · 1 flight
KTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport · Sanford, NC · 1 flight
KZEF Elkin Municipal Airport · Elkin, NC · 1 flight
KZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport · Pottsville, PA · 1 flight
MD1 Massey Aerodrome · Massey, MD · 1 flight
N13 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport · Bloomsburg, PA · 1 flight
N47 Pottstown Municipal Airport · Pottstown, PA · 1 flight
P91 Flying M Aerodrome · Germansville, PA · 1 flight
S37 Smoketown Airport · Smoketown, PA · 1 flight
W13 Eagle's Nest Airport · Waynesboro, VA · 1 flight
W29 Bay Bridge Airport · Stevensville, MD · 1 flight
N57General aviation · home field N57
| Flights | 60 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 130.6 |
| Airports | 36 |
| Cross-country | 2,660 nm |
| Longest leg | KROA–KTTA · 113 nm |
Airports by state
- PA15
- VA7
- MD4
- DE3
- NC3
- NJ2
- WV2
All 36 airports
- N57New Garden AirportToughkenamon, PA38
- KMQSChester County G O Carlson AirportCoatesville, PA7
- 08NKeller Brothers AirportLebanon, PA2
- 7N8Butter Valley Golf Port AirportBally, PA2
- 22NJake Arner Memorial AirportLehighton, PA1
- 43PAKolb AirportSpring City, PA1
- 8N1Grimes AirportBethel, PA1
- KLNSLancaster AirportLancaster, PA1
- KPTWHeritage FieldPottstown, PA1
- KTHVYork AirportThomasville, PA1
- KZERSchuylkill County Joe Zerbey AirportPottsville, PA1
- N13Bloomsburg Municipal AirportBloomsburg, PA1
- N47Pottstown Municipal AirportPottstown, PA1
- P91Flying M AerodromeGermansville, PA1
- S37Smoketown AirportSmoketown, PA1
- KROARoanoke–Blacksburg Regional AirportRoanoke, VA14
- KPSKNew River Valley AirportDublin, VA8
- KBCBVirginia Tech Montgomery Executive AirportBlacksburg, VA3
- W91Smith Mountain Lake AirportMoneta, VA2
- KDANDanville Regional AirportDanville, VA1
- KSHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportWeyers Cave, VA1
- W13Eagle's Nest AirportWaynesboro, VA1
- 58MCecil County AirportElkton, MD2
- KRJDRidgely AirparkRidgely, MD1
- MD1Massey AerodromeMassey, MD1
- W29Bay Bridge AirportStevensville, MD1
- KEVYSummit AirportMiddletown, DE4
- 33NDelaware AirparkDover/Cheswold, DE1
- 38NSmyrna AirportSmyrna, DE1
- KSIFRockingham County NC Shiloh AirportStoneville, NC1
- KTTARaleigh Executive JetportSanford, NC1
- KZEFElkin Municipal AirportElkin, NC1
- KWWDCape May County AirportWildwood, NJ2
- 26NOcean City Municipal AirportOcean City, NJ1
- KBKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportBeaver, WV1
- KBLFMercer County AirportBluefield, WV1
Pattern work 28/60 flights
Scores
Who I’m rooting for and how they’re doing.
Scores
Eagles schedule on ESPNLive2–2
Live14–7
at JAXQ2 · 0:00
LastL20–24
vs LAROct 4
Updated
Hokies schedule on ESPNLive4–2
LastL20–25
at CALOct 10
Next
vs GTSat, Oct 17 · 3:30 PM ET · ACC Network
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