Martin Pauly

What was the issue? Might help others in the future.

I agree that "good rate" and similar terms is improper phraseology. But I don't agree that your clearance and your readback are...

I would give the ATC facility a call. There is no place whatsoever for ambiguity in altitude assignments on IFR flights. If they meant...

That doesn't make any sense. That's why I suggested seeing if you can duplicate it on the PC trainer. But just as a point of...

Agreed. As pilots, we need to help pay for the aviation infrastructure; but we should seek ways of doing so that (1) avoid undue...

Now I will add one thing, as an airport manager I do not like Vector solutions and any other third party collection agents. They are...

Yes, including VGs on the vertical stabilizer to delay a stall of this vertically mounted wing. Vmc in a multi-engine aircraft is all...

VGs are what sets these improvements apart. Typically, the STC for the VGs also include an adjustment of the travel of the rudder to...

The delay aside, it was like a comedy of errors. I actually cringed when Tower asked if you can take off 32, you said yes, and then they...

If you ever come back to Seattle and need a place to stay or someone to give you local insights, please DM me. Happy travels.

I think I achieved a new "personal best" on this flight, or - perhaps better said - before this flight: 47 minutes from engine start to...

On a good day, there's really nothing too it, like others have said. Be aware of the wind and what it does for turbulence and mountain...

I had one of the best, most informative AND most fun flying experiences of my life at Mountain Canyon Flying in McCall, ID KMYL. Highly...

My mechanic put a butterfly valve in the oil cooler housing with a control knob in the cockpit. Now I can vary the amount of air getting...

That's been my experience, too. I've never had it fall off, or leave any residue when I pulled it off in the spring.