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I'd be interested in what the instructor's criteria for sumping the tanks is. Does he base it on relative humidity? If he flies to a...

Except the “don’t need” comments in this thread have been referring to “lesson plans,” and “knowing how to write a lesson plan,” not...

@Tools, this is exactly my point. You set up a 141 school, and using a Jepp/etc. syllabus makes sense there. But here's a real world...

I thought my writing was pretty good also. Until I got the marked up copy back from the editor.

Perhaps it is. But this is exactly what the others believed too. It is very difficult to accurately evaluate your own work.

I read a lot of books of varying quality. Please tell me you hired (or are going to hire) an editor. I read so many books that are badly...

I think Russ has the right direction. Txt files from the 70's are still readable, and PDF files and MP3 files are also readable from...

The Opposing Bases podcast covered this kind of question on a recent episode. Basically, every controller could issue dozens of Brashers...

Beautiful pictures, as usual! I did notice (not your doing, Jack) that the tagline of Twin and Turbine is "For the pilots of...

There is no functional difference between "Flight Following" and "Traffic Advisories". You only "need" to get it if you're actually...

As @midlifeflyer pointed out, the ACS actually says "prepare" lesson plans. But regardless, note that @Clip4 didn't say anything about...

I have always been a strong advocate of building your own lesson plans. It's a skill you need to have, and when else are you going to...

At work we have 120V power in the plane, so we use the chargers that come with the iPads. They are 3A chargers and we have Ipad Air 4's...

Please provide a reference for that statement, as I am unaware of a 2-VOR receiver requirement to operate IFR. In fact, some approaches...

Reviewing this 7 year old thread, I've come to the conclusion that: A "missing feature/function" is something I want that's not there...