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Back up a couple pages, and we’ll just keep going in circles.

While statistically they may be similar, a pilot has a lot more control over the level of safety than a motorcyclist. A large percentage of motorcycle accidents are due to other drivers, but very few aircraft accidents. I’ve known quite a few pilots who have had long, successful careers in...

As long as you haven’t been diagnosed, you’re fine.

@Speedster , I assume you’ll be able to integrate learning to fly into your homeschool curriculum?

I think I’d be offended if I was John. :rofl:

I’d like that, too…I just don’t think restricting operations is going to be effective. If a manufacturer was willing to reduce prices based on such criteria, more power to ‘em. I wouldn’t buy an airplane subject to that, though.

From Beech talk… Altitude and Azimuth of the Moon N 33° 24', W 118° 26' 2024-10-09 Zone: Universal Time Time: 03:00 Altitude: 17.1° Azimuth (E of N): 215.3° Fraction Illuminated: 0.33 So 20 degrees left of runway 22 centerline.

When I worked at a glider port, my boss had a Nimbus III with an 86-foot wingspan. He picked the field whether the runway was closed or not. :rofl:

I’ve heard some good things about Venture North Aviation…I don’t have any personal experience with them, but I think a few people on here have. https://www.airnav.com/airport/KCOQ/VENTURE_NORTH

Show me the reg. No, I’m talking about airplane data. But it’s “want” that probably doesn’t understand the consequences involved in getting the cost savings.

Don’t forget about figuring out what frequencies to tune and who to contact and how to determine a safe altitude all while making the transition to IMC with bare minimum instrument flying skills. Which is why I think the FAA has an entirely backwards idea of how to train flight by reference to...

Not just planned vs actual. The 60% rule doesn’t apply to takeoff distance at all, and only applies to landing distance for planning purposes…once you get to the destination, your book landing distance can be the entire runway if conditions require it. And, of course it doesn’t apply at all to...

Welcome! For reading material, the FAA provides a lot of what you’d need on their website. The Airplane Flying Handbook and Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge would probably be good places to start. https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation Regulations are also...

The real problem I see is that in order to provide truly thorough instruction, the trainee needs to buy into the fact that it’s going to take a lot longer and cost a lot more money. Even the people I’ve heard over the years who say “cost is no object” complain about the cost and time.

Trim!

Only if the DPE demands something in excess of the ACS.

Keep in mind that the ATP and a job are just a water and snack station in the marathon.

I’m on the Special High Intensity Training list at work.

Again, that only teaches the student to fly IFR. If you want to train anything resembling VFR into IMC, a you need to put them in the position where they can’t maintain VFR or inadvertently fly into IMC and then figure out what to do from there.

So you’re actually advocating restrictions in excess of what commercial operators have to do.