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Larry, respectfully, I do have significant experience in this area. Departure procedure obstacle clearance does NOT require you to cross the end of the runway. On a diverse departure, any turn in any direction is protected as long as it's initiated 400 feet above the runway and no earlier than...

It's not. The conversation, or at least parts of it, have drifted as happens.

That's not really what that paragraph says. First, it's describing obstacle clearance calculations, not ATC procedures. Second, the AIM's "cross DER at or above 35 feet" is a poor paraphrase of the TERPS - the emphasis there is on the altitude, not creating a "requirement" to cross the DER...

VFR, ATC kind of DOES expect you to wait until the end of the runway before turning - I've been informed of this also by a tower controller. But I don't know where it comes from - does anybody have a reference? IFR, there is no requirement to wait until the end of the runway - because if you...

The relative value and importance of AC really depends on where you live. In the hot states, AC is more than just a marginal improvement for a few months, it's a dramatic improvement for comfort, which translates to wanting to fly more often. Flying is so much more enjoyable when you're not...

Since you're not looking for a DPE (yet), just a CFI (and airplane) to finish up, I wouldn't think you'd have to travel TOO far. I mean, you shouldn't have to Minnesota or California or anything like that. You're in Georgia, which has Atlanta. Atlanta's a pretty big city, I assume it must have a...

Are you sure you're thinking of the right models? Like others, all the PA-28 and 32s I've flown have definitely been wet wing, not bladders.

Clearly you missed my post. ;) I could have gone with Lawrence, but instead chose Samir...

I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities...

The sense I got from reading that was the pilot regrets those "30 seconds" when he pulled the levers. I don't see anything about regretting being stupid eating psychedelic mushrooms. What pilot does that? We have to answer questions every six months about drug use. It's not like he didn't know...

Seems like just buying or reusing a couple of empty 375 ml and 500 ml wine bottles would be easier. Open the 750 ml bottle of wine, pour it into the smaller bottle, stopper or even cork that one, then drink the rest. I can't imagine this wouldn't work for a week or two.

Careful there. 172N and previous models had an 85 kt max flap speed, with no allowance for partial flap settings. The 172P introduced the 110(?) knot limit for 10 deg.

Most pointless NOTAM? I'll take that challenge. I think I get extra points on this one, because I issued it. !ASE 08/103 ASE NAV PKN LOC BC UNUSABLE BEYOND 17DEG LEFT OF COURSE 2408152248-2502152359 Now, you need to study the KASE LOC/DME-E missed approach procedure to understand this one, but...

Your choice, of course. But are you saying that on even a standard T approach like this one, you would have the gear down prior to the IAF (BEPLE or DERPE) and fly it like that for all 10 nm to the FAF? That seems unnecessary. One major benefit of the gear at the FAF is that in many singles...

@WDD, your terminology is incorrect, and it affects the discussion (it's not just semantics). On the two example approaches, you have an IF/IAF. OOUDT here. The fix serves as an IAF when you cross it the first time to enter the hold. Once the hold is completed, or if you do not perform the...

7th grade science class. We typed our blood as an in-class project and then discussed compatibilities, etc. That was in the 80's, I'm sure they don't do that now. Besides, "Be Positive" is pretty easy to remember.

See, I've heard the O theory before and anecdotally believed it - because I have B+ and mosquitos generally ignore me, much to my wife and daughter's peril.

Which is more accurate? Accurate for what purpose? For ATC and aircraft collision with each other purposes, indicated altitude is used. Indicated altitude is not "accurate" with respect to your true MSL altitude except for very near the altimeter setting reporting point. The higher above the...

I'm not a lawyer, or an accountant, banker or any of that. But I can search the internet, and while I found many articles about this topic on reddit and quora and wikipedia and such, I figured straight from the Federal Reserve would be a pretty credible source. Clearly businesses are NOT...

It doesn't mean what you think it means. From the Fed itself: https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm Buying a hot dog is not creating a debt, it's entering a contract. Customers and vendors are free to set terms for a contract that are acceptable to both sides, or not enter...