Getting started
Understand the broad steps into aviation, the credentials you may hear about, and questions worth asking early.
Plano, Texas · Aviation
Tan Gangani
Commercial pilot & flight instructor
Explore your next step in aviation with a clear, approachable perspective shaped by flying and teaching.
Curious about flying? You’re in the right place.
The runway is only the beginning.
Commercial Pilot
CFI
MEI
CFII
Complex
ATP Flight School
01 · About
Teaching is part of the journey.
Tanweer “Tan” Gangani is a commercial pilot and flight instructor based in Plano, Texas. His credentials include CFI, MEI, CFII, and Complex, with ATP Flight School listed in his aviation background.
Before aviation, Tan taught K–8 math and reading at Explore Horizons while supporting marketing, then represented Coca-Cola as a Campus Ambassador. That experience informs his interest in helping others understand the path into flying.
Get to know Tan
Explore HorizonsTutor and Marketing Assistant · March 2018–August 2019
Coca-ColaCampus Ambassador · May 2019–November 2021
02 · Flight path
Curious about becoming a pilot?
Three useful starting points for a conversation—not bookings, programs, or promises.
Building confidence
Talk through the uncertainty of learning something new and how an educator’s mindset can help.
Growing your skills
Explore how continued learning, clear communication, and steady progression shape an aviation journey.
03 · Pilot quick tools
Pilot quick tools
Two small learning aids: see what the wind is doing to your landing, and estimate time and fuel for a leg.
Crosswind Check
A quick way to see what the wind is doing to your landing.
Runway 17 = 170 degrees
About 10 knots of crosswind from your right, and about 11 knots of headwind.
Crosswind
10 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Wind from
Your right
Tower and ATIS winds are magnetic; METAR winds are true north, so use matching references.
Learning aid only. Always use your aircraft’s POH limits and current weather.
Time and Fuel
Estimate time en route and fuel used for one leg.
About 1 hr 5 min en route, using about 9.8 gallons.
Time en route
1 hr 5 min
Fuel used
9.8 gal
Flight planning also needs reserves and current conditions.
Learning aid only. Always use your aircraft’s POH limits and current weather.
04 · On the horizon
More aviation stories, when they’re ready.
A newsletter and YouTube channel are being considered as future ways to share Tan’s aviation perspective.
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Coming soon
YouTube
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