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They'll go back to 'neutral' but I put this in quotes because there's some nuance to this. They'll generally, free of outside influence, return to align with the natural slip stream, like a flag lines up with the wind. If you are going straight and level they'll generally be "neutral" but go...

Mooney.

I almost fell in that trap... I started teaching as a way to fly more, share my passion, and meet people while keeping my full time tech job. Next thing I knew I was flying close to 100 hrs / mo. I've since dialed it back and only work with 2-3 people at a time and 30-50 hrs per month.. but man...

I'm sure we've all seen this.. to go along with my post above; how many adventures over the last 10K+ flight hours did "beat up trainer at club X" plane have an adventure outside the green range..?

But that's still below Vne (though over Va), and assuming you did not pullup with some huge force above 3 Gs that should be within the design parameters of the plane. Still.. I do wonder about fatigue life when I'm in these 50 year old planes and doing commercial maneuvers, accel stalls, etc.

So there's a lot more to it than just sitting in an airplane and flying. It requires a fair bit of hard work and dedication. More so than I originally anticipated but I've been enjoying it. And if you plan to actually teach consistent students from day one you will need to find consistent time...

Just use the one the manufacturer outlines. I think some folks like to get pedantic with these things. An effective scan is also your friend!

MYF had lawn mowing going on the other day, the airport was making a big fuss about it. Granted we're controlled and there were a number of vehicles 'guarding' the mower. This accident is wild.

We were taught to do it monthly and those of us flying the plane had a whiteboard in the hanger with the date of last wing wetting.

I am going to fall off my chair.

why the dive though? Wouldn't they be trimmed, relatively? I almost think a last minute evasive action attempt is more likely

"Probable Caue: An in-flight breakup as a result of the airplane exceeding the structural strength of the airplane during a rapid descent that the flight instructor was unable to recover from following a collision with a large bird." But why the rapid descent? They hit a bird, nose dove, and...

do the CFIs here teach this? Not until recently did I try this with another CFI on board and there's no way that a typical dirty club trainer 172 or PA-28 are making it back to the runway if you pull the power at 500'

Wasn't this the idea behind the Ercoupe? And an apparent advantage of most canard designs

These are from just this year, only a handful of schools I linked below. If you go down the Google rabbit hole you'll find a lot more.. there are several announcements like this each year.. 15: https://avitrader.com/2023/03/31/epic-flight-academy-orders-15-new-cessna-skyhawk-172-aircraft/ 40...

Cool! 1G4 is a favorite spot of mine. The glass floored walkway there out over the canyon is a cool little attraction as well

Old thread, but curious if OP ever did the trip? And if so, write up?

What class fair did you buy? If you purchase basic economy then those are the types of seats you'll have access to. I book main and as a card holder I get access to the preferred (not comfort+ or higher) seats at no charge.. I have no fancy status btw and I still only get zone one, which, to...

The apples : oranges here are the 172 and PA-28. These aren't bought by private owners, it's schools. Individuals are not buying new 50 year old designs, they buy SR-22 as the graph shows, Otherwise the Bonanza would be on here, but it didn't even make the cut with how few were sold.

I could be wrong but I thought Bell was being facetious with the $100 remark at the end..