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1. Call the DPE and ask. 2. Assuming this flight school has a relationship with the DPE, the school likely already already knows what the DPE wants to see. So, ask your CFI (although this really should already be included during checkride prep).

There has to be a local FB group for Chicago area pilots. Ours here in OK always has posts from people looking to do what you are, so I'd definitely try that.

Mark, I do notice that your title says 17L, but the text says 17R. Undecided? :)

For the intercom, you press the Man Squelch button then use the intercom volume knobs to adjust. For the radios, that's probably an internal avionics-shop setting. I don't know of any aviation radio I've been able to adjust the squelch on using panel-mounted controls.

Print out @TCABM 's post and memorize it. All good advice. Absolutely. I always find it interesting when people want to minimize their time with a CFII. That is money well spent, and necessary. While the practice with a SP can be valuable, don't expect it to mean you will be able to get away...

It's amazing, isn't it? I fly everything from single engine pistons to midsize jets, and it doesn't matter what you're flying, a 10 kt headwind sucks and a 10 kt tailwind feels great! Doesn't matter if you're cruising at 50 kts or 500 kts. Obviously the net effect is greater at the slower...

"Piano keys"? In my experience, that term means the threshold markers. So the difference between the runway threshold and the base of the piano keys must be all of 10 or 20 feet. But assuming you mean the aiming point markers/thousand foot markers/Captain's bars, I do tend to agree with your...

Yes, you are correct, I forgot we were talking about the CFI checkride. Thanks!

I flew a plane for a couple of years that had two 430's. One was WAAS, the other one wasn't. The cards could NOT be used in each other, as I proved more than once because I'm a slow learner on the necessity of remembering which one was which. Nothing bad happens, it just gives an error on...

When I was teaching, yes I would.often say "Land on the thousand foot markers". Because if you can, then you are definitely within 200 of the start of them. I admit saying it this way is a bit of a verbal shorthand for the real intent, which is "your target is the start of the thousand foot...

I'm actually quite surprised, as I'll bet they were too. You're probably the first person to send something in!

I just got a new airman certificate and decided to read the paper it comes with. At the very bottom of the front side it says "A deceased airman's certificate should be returned to the Airman Certification Branch within 30 days of death." I assume this is an attempt to track living airmen. But...

The reason is to support DME/DME/IRU navigation for airplanes with FMSes that support it.

Is it just me, or does that look a lot like the Cessna 162 Skycatcher? Did they sell off the rights to build it to another company? I mean, it looks really similar, with a few small modifications.

Eric, is there a way to create "airports" only visible to me? I've recently started flying ultralights. I almost always fly from non-airports. Like a friend's farm, that kind of thing. I could enter the coordinates each time, but that seems like it would be tedious. I'd like to create a...

I assume the OP is talking about a DME only facility. Like the GTH DME, for example, which is not a VOR, VORTAC, etc., just a DME. There are quite a few of these as the VOR portions get decommissioned. I don't know the 480 at all, but why would you be using "Nearest" to search for it, anyway...

I'd say not exactly "Hobbs", necessarily. When I owned my plane, the Hobbs was connected to the master switch. This is not common, but certainly isn't rare. One time it accumulated several hours while in maintenance. So while on a normal flight there wouldn't be much time between master on and...

@Nikhiln25 - definitely this. Get on hangar waiting lists at your local airport NOW, so that you're closer to getting one by the time you actually get a plane. In many parts of the country they can be very long. You don't usually need to own a plane yet to get on the list.

Easy to find here in OK. Many, maybe most, stations have an ethanol-free option. Just bought some a couple of days ago at the station 1/4 mile from my house.

Some "aerial vehicles" do! It's a (very common) 185cc 2-stroke engine with a belt reduction. I know, not useful for what you're asking.