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July 2024

FunkyPilot Academy LIVE on Kickstarter!
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FunkyPilot Academy LIVE on Kickstarter!
Aviation, Cartoons, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy, Lifestyle

FunkyPilot Academy LIVE on Kickstarter!

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2024-07-27T00:26:20+08:00July 27th, 2024|Aviation, Cartoons, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy, Lifestyle|

The FunkyPilot Academy Comic Book Series is Available NOW! After working on this for a long, long, time, I finally published my comics via Kickstarter! My Kickstarter campaign just went live! The EARLY BIRD rewards are selling out quickly, so check it out NOW! The campaign will last for 30 days, and the shipping prices will be calculated based on the reward weight. I will use the cheapest (reliable) shipping option available. Shipping in the US should be around $10 - 15, and $20 Worldwide for the set of Six printed comic book issues. All items will be shipped and delivered before Christmas 2024 (most likely already in October)! It's always good to get presents early! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funkypilot/funkypilot-academy-funny-comic-book-series-about-aviation VISIT THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN VIA THE LINK BELOW: FunkyPilot Academy: Funny Comic Book Series about Aviation! by Vesa Turpeinen — Kickstarter

June 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an Air Traffic Controller?
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an Air Traffic Controller?
Aviation, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an Air Traffic Controller?

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2023-06-15T20:42:26+08:00June 15th, 2023|Aviation, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy|

01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100001! In case you are wondering, my keyboard didn't get stuck. That was "Hello" in binary code consisting of ones and zeros. There is a lot of buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) these days... Maybe AIs could handle air traffic control one day? Or at least they could act as ATC in flight simulators? What do you think? FunkyPilot Academy Issue 4 introduces another central character to the series; an AI called Simmy. I wrote the Issue/Episode 4 a couple of years ago, but it has taken a long time to get it drawn, and it's taking even longer to get it published. FunkyPilot Academy Issue 4 is titled: Rise of the Machines. Yes, Rise of the Machines... Original, right?? In this issue, Captain Jack and his students build a simulator that they will use during training. It turns out one of his students, Victor, [...]

Let’s talk about First Officers
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Let’s talk about First Officers
Aviation, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy

Let’s talk about First Officers

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2023-06-10T21:22:11+08:00June 10th, 2023|Aviation, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy|

Let's talk about First Officers, There is a lot of public misconception about first officers and captains. I remember one time I was still a first officer having a drink with the captain I was flying with. We started talking with some people sitting next to us, and one of them asked: "So, which one of you is the pilot?" At first, I didn't understand what his meaning was. Didn't everyone know it takes two pilots by regulation to fly most passenger jet airplanes? Apparently not, because we had to explain we BOTH were pilots and that we normally alternate who is flying each leg. Another time, we were flying a Challenger business jet from Seoul, South Korea, to Jeju, South Korea. It was a short flight. An hour or so. One of our passengers wanted to sit in the cockpit during the flight (it's allowed in private [...]

FunkyPilot Academy – Comic Book Fonts and Design
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FunkyPilot Academy – Comic Book Fonts and Design
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FunkyPilot Academy – Comic Book Fonts and Design

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2023-06-07T21:21:49+08:00June 7th, 2023|Aviation, FunkyPilot Academy|

Howdy, In my last post, you saw some screenshots of our comic book. While the books are nearly complete, we will still make minor changes. More specifically, we are in the process of changing the font in the dialogue. Did you know most comic book studios have several people working on one comic book? Usually, one artist does the initial black-and-white sketch, the next person does the coloring, and another creates the word balloons and lettering. Then there is the story writer, scriptwriter, cover artist, and editor. A much smaller team is behind our comic books, and just about everything from cover to cover is done by one artist, including the word balloons and lettering. Our artist, Phi, is doing a great job with the art. I asked him to create a cartoony-style comic book that's not too realistic or serious looking, and that's exactly what I got! However, [...]

Introduction to the World of FunkyPilot Academy!
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Introduction to the World of FunkyPilot Academy!
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Introduction to the World of FunkyPilot Academy!

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2023-06-04T17:30:18+08:00June 4th, 2023|Aviation, FunkyPilot Academy|

Here is a quick introduction to the World of FunkyPilot Academy, I gave a brief introduction to Comic Books in my previous post. This time I'm going to talk more specifically about FunkyPilot ACademy comic book series. FunkyPilot Academy takes place in Jetville, a fictional city somewhere in someplace. After realizing he can hear airplanes talking to him, our central character, Captain Jack Williams, loses his job. As a pilot with a passion for aviation, he can't stand staying home doing anything, so he opens a flight school in his garage and starts mentoring his neighborhood kids. This doesn't happen easily, though! Jack loves flying but has had bad experiences working as an instructor and has no interest in teaching again. However, Jack finally agrees to give it a try after his relentless neighborhood kids don’t leave him alone. Three kids, Mike, Charlie, and Echo, are the [...]

FunkyPilot Academy! Introducing a Comic book series about Aviation
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FunkyPilot Academy! Introducing a Comic book series about Aviation
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FunkyPilot Academy! Introducing a Comic book series about Aviation

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2023-06-02T22:01:19+08:00June 2nd, 2023|Aviation, Flight Training, FunkyPilot Academy|

Wow, almost two years since my last post! I better get this site active again... I have some exciting news, which is why you can expect more frequent posts from now on. I'm launching a comic book series celebrating the joy of flight! Welcome to FunkyPilot Academy, a comic book series that combines humor, action, and adventure in the world of aviation! Comics have been around for ages; they are essentially sequential pictures combined with words and depict a story. Even ancient cave paintings or Egyptian hieroglyphs depict stories, so they can be considered the first forms of comics. Today everyone is familiar with movies based on comic books, and thousands of comic books are available for adults and children. While some comics are educational, most of them are not. So, I thought combining education and entertainment in one medium might be a good idea. My stories' [...]

June 2021

Pi Network – New Cryptocurrency You Can Mine On Your Phone
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Pi Network – New Cryptocurrency You Can Mine On Your Phone
Crypto Mining, Gadgets, Lifestyle, Making Money, Uncategorized

Pi Network – New Cryptocurrency You Can Mine On Your Phone

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2021-06-12T20:49:39+08:00June 12th, 2021|Crypto Mining, Gadgets, Lifestyle, Making Money, Uncategorized|

Searching for the next Bitcoin? This might be it! In my previous post, I shared some potentially life-changing information about cryptocurrency mining. I call it life-changing because, with the guide I provided, you could start mining cryptocurrencies that may someday be worth millions of dollars. Did you know back in 2019, one Finnish guy sold 5050 bitcoins for just around 5 dollars? The transaction set the monetary value of bitcoin into a fraction of a penny. Earlier this year, the price of a bitcoin reached around $65,000, making the 5050 bitcoins worth over 300 million dollars. In 2010 people were buying pizzas with bitcoins, with a valuation of $41 for 10,000 bitcoins. Who could have predicted those 10,000 bitcoins could have been sold for around $650,000,000 just 11 years later? I wish I had looked into it back then and bought like 100,000 or a million bitcoins when I [...]

May 2021

Crypto Mining With Your PC: Quick Start Guide
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Crypto Mining With Your PC: Quick Start Guide
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Crypto Mining With Your PC: Quick Start Guide

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2021-06-13T16:30:41+08:00May 17th, 2021|Crypto Mining, Lifestyle, Making Money, Uncategorized|

Learn to Mine Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, or any Other Cryptocurrency Using Your Own Computer! Crypto Mining With Your PC: Quick Start Guide Recently the world has gone crazy over all the cryptocurrencies; in many ways thanks to Elon Musk and Mark Cuban. Many people have been making millions of dollars by trading these internet coins. For Example, If you had invested just $1000 on Ethereum about five years ago when the price was $0.86, that would be worth nearly $4 million today. In fact, you could have sold it for over $4.5 million a week ago, but the price came down a bit since then. Now, imagine if you would have invested $10,000? Yep, you wouldn’t have to worry about money ever again. If I would have made the investment, instead of flying someone else's private jet, I would be flying my own jet now. Oh yeah, and how [...]

December 2020

Introducing the FunkyPilot Flight Training Scholarship
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Introducing the FunkyPilot Flight Training Scholarship
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Introducing the FunkyPilot Flight Training Scholarship

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2020-12-12T17:38:27+08:00December 12th, 2020|Aviation, My Story, Uncategorized|

Introducing the FunkyPilot Scholarship – A Flight Training Scholarship for Students in Need of Financial Help! 🔥🔥🔥100% OF 2020 FUNKYPILOT STORE PROFITS GO TO FUNKYPILOT SCHOLARSHIP FUND! A FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL HELP!🔥🔥🔥 For more information email me at [email protected] https://funkypilotstore.com/ To help to fund the Scholarships, shop now at the FunkyPilot Store. https://funkypilotstore.com/

February 2020

Living and Working in China during the Coronavirus Outbreak
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Living and Working in China during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Aviation, My Story, Travel, Uncategorized

Living and Working in China during the Coronavirus Outbreak

By FunkyPilot - Vesa|2020-02-15T14:10:07+08:00February 14th, 2020|Aviation, My Story, Travel, Uncategorized|

14-day Curfew in Hangzhou So, I have been stuck in my apartment for the last week or so. That’s because I live in Hangzhou, China, and there are some restrictions in place. I had a two-night trip from China to Cambodia recently. When I came back to Hangzhou, the gate guards at my apartment complex told me about the new restrictions. All this, of course, because of the coronavirus outbreak. I was told I should stay home for the next 14-days. They told me the 14-day rule is not a complete house arrest though, I could leave my apartment if I needed to leave the country, or if I had a work trip. I had to get a work-proof letter from my company explaining I work as a pilot. The letter would allow me to leave my apartment complex if necessary. This was about a week ago, and things [...]