Recent content by Low Level Flyer

I tell all my trainees that I don’t have a single original thought in my head, that I stole all my instructional techniques from someone else, to include posters on this forum!! Only a very slight exaggeration.

I will say that planning an IFR cross-country with a WAAS enabled GPS is easier than the pre-GPS days. No more worrying about service volumes, unusable radials, Navaid notams, getting to a distant navaid from your small, out of the way airport, etc. Not that GPS notams are always presented in a...

Couldn't agree more. Once properly set up and given no changes from ATC, IFR is easier with an IFR GPS. The amount of information provided really enhances situational awareness. Having said that, I also see a lot more mistakes when I give refresher training or IPCs with GPS than I did when...

I've had a GFC 500 in a Piper Arrow since early 2020. 2 axis, no pitch trim servo. My technique to avoid having the pitch servo holding a lot of force throughout the flight. After takeoff, I manually pitch and trim for my climb airspeed, then engage the autopilot to climb at that airspeed (vs...

@midlifeflyer Your explanation has always been my understanding. But I do know of a couple local DPEs that didn’t see it that way. Using those examiners, we’d have to make sure we did 3 different appproaches with differing nav sources. Example VOR ILS RNAV.

In Feb 2022 the FAA put out a memo rescinding the Glaser interpretation (2008) and Pratte interpretation (2012). Previous to this, DPEs would frequently not allow ILS and LOC approaches (as an example) on the long IFR cross country <61.65(d)(2)(ii)(C)> to count as different types of approaches...

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Coworker was recently diagnosed with Psoriasis. His doc wants to prescribe Otezla for treatment. He asked his AME if it is allowed and can’t seem to get a straight answer. Any of the AMEs on here have any info I can provide him? The only thing I’ve found online was a Q&A from AOPA’s Pilot...

Outside of the obvious like avionics upgrades, and not quite aviation specific, but 2 foldable bikes that fit in my baggage compartment.

I'll fly GA (Piper Arrow) just under 500NM. I have a second home and hangar that are in the path of totality. My wife will be with me. Having said that, even if weather conditions won't allow viewing at our destination, we'll still fly there to enjoy a long weekend.

Current instructor at FT. Novosel (Rucker) here. Autorotations haven’t been taught to the ground in some time. All the helicopters that the students train on are multi-engine. Army regulation prohibits autorotations to the ground in multi-engine helicopters, so all are terminated with power. So...

Congrats!!

Congrats on the house purchase and good luck with the future airplane purchase. Great looking view! FYI, we were at Carson at the same time. I was with 4th ID and 3rd ACR from 94-97.

Flew last night to reestablish my night pax carrying currency. Failing tachs must be going around. Although different failure mode for me. The RPM needle on my tach was fine and was stable on my selected RPM. But the recording (hours) part of my tach didn't advance at all. I'm guessing just an...

By the looks of your map, I’m guessing you went thru flight school between 1992 & 2000.