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I love Knoxville and KDKX - will be back there in early October for the BeechTalk fly-in. - Martin

Anything planned for this weekend (breakfast or lunch)?

Yes - I think we are saying the same thing. If it matters which transition to pick in the GPS when loading the arrival, ATC will tell you which one it is. So the absence of a transition in the ATC clearance means "it doesn't matter" - just load any one and fast-forward to the desired downstream...

Let me offer the following explanation: - VOR and LOC are angular - yes, the sensor/radio natively outputs an angular difference between where the plane is and where the plane should be. That angular difference is simply shown to the pilot on the deviation indicator (dots left or right). -...

Your POH will have a procedure for an emergency descent. The DPE will expect that you follow it. What exact steps are in it (configuration, speed, bank, electrical system, fuel system, ...) is different from aircraft to aicraft. - Martin

Stunningly beautiful views of the Cascades, of Mount Rainier, and of the larger Seattle area - what's not to love?

And there is your solution. Use electrical tape or masking take to block the view, equivalent to the store-bought foggles. If you show them to the examiner side by side and they look identical except for size, I can't imagine anyone having a problem with that. But as others have said, best to...

I agree. I would add to that statement that to really make the briefing useful, don't just read the information - use it: - Verify that you have tuned frequencies correctly, loaded the GPS accurately, set the minimums altering function correctly, etc. - Point out the expected path and altitude...

I encourage my instrument students to look for opportunities to fly with a safety pilot between lessons, not to try new things we haven't covered yet but to repeat things we've already done, thereby adding to the muscle memory of using the GPS, radios and autopilot. The more often they do that...

The article doesn't mention a GPS navigator - so it's pretty clear to me that that's a separate piece which needs to be added to the system. - Martin

Book a couple of hours with a CFI who has not trained you for the rating but who knows the DPE. Do a mock oral with that person. - Martin

Is there a list of accidents caused by the pilot's decision to shut down the engine in flight? I can't think of any. If something is physically broken, like a stuck mixture cable which several posters have mentioned above, I'm already in trouble. Leaned for my typical cruise flight at, say...

Yes, it is ATC's responsibility to provide a clearance/vectors which honor restricted airspace. But... In this case, it sounds like @NealRomeoGolf was off on his own (deviations for weather), and the controller noted that those deviations could potentially lead him into restricted airspace. I...

Looking back, I think I learned some valuable and lasting lessons from impactful experiences - good and bad ones. What mattered to me more than good or bad seems to be that it was something out of the ordinary, something I'll remember for a while. - Martin

Except when Midway is landing southwest, as @Ted K wrote. Then there'll be a bunch of Southwest 737s crossing the lake shore lower than that. Instrument approaches to the 22s cross the lake shore at 3,000'; on visual approaches they could be even lower. I wouldn't go as far as saying "don't fly...

Great ride to Fisk yesterday - thanks to all who joined!

I hope you’ll feel better soon!

Today is the day - weather looks beautiful for our bike ride to Fisk! See you all at 1:00PM in the Camp Scholler registration area. - Martin

The Facebook invite has all the details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1403933410394473/ For convenience: “This is a bike ride along Fisk Avenue, which is part of the famous Fisk Arrival which tens of thousands of airplanes fly over to get to AirVenture each year. We'll ride our bicycles to...

Weather is looking great for the weekend - y'all come and join us on this ride to Fisk! Sunday 1:00 PM, meeting location is Camp Scholler. - Martin