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I concur.

I don't fault you for your interest, but I don't think your vision of this experience is realistic. Without the foundation of having a private pilot certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings you're going to be spinning your wheels in the mud during training for a type rating. Even if...

I have an Altimatic III with dual G5s. I can confirm the following... - If you don't have a glideslope coupler (you'll definitely know if you have one, so if you're not sure, you don't) you will always want to fly RNAV approaches in HDG mode on the autopilot with GPSS enabled. - If you do have...

Why not the whole string on the southwestern coast starting with Sarasota, all the way down to Marco Island? They were all pretty active when I lived in Florida 5 years ago. To my recollection possibly VNC, RSW and APF would have the most light piston activity out of the bunch, and SRQ would...

It could be argued that the bulk of the book’s content is out of date. The topics discussed have been informed rather considerably in the intervening 77 years of aviation history. I don’t tend to recommend the book for these reasons. That said, I don’t consider it valueless.

Sounds reasonable to me. Good ADM and Risk Management is worth a premium!

I'd love to!

I use the layered Garmin maps and aeronautical layer on FF as well at times. That's okay, it's just technique. But there's a lot of detail -- important detail -- on the VFR sectional which often gets skipped over when you allow a vendor to filter the data for you. I did a webinar for EA25...

You're an excellent information resource, Russ!

Word of caution - be careful about creative but ill-advised "practice" or "training" ideas which aren't established industry flight training norms. One should imagine how an accident report would read before commencing with the activity. "Pilot intentionally shut down engine and/or stopped...

Yes.

No. It would not.

Because the AV-20S, GT-50, most Davtron model clocks, etc. are considered "simple replacement clocks." https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pdf/gt50approval.pdf This terminology is important. A simple replacement clock with extra functionality of the clock (AOA, OAT, etc.) cannot replace...

Is it though? Some flexibility has appeared on this over the years. It's possible to place clocks in the panel which have other useful functions and the clock isn't always being presented. uAvionix's AV-20S can be installed as a clock but its features include AOA, G-Meter, Bus voltage, OAT...

To the rescue: inexpensive Aera 660 hardwired to the GTN650. Too bad the GTN750 can't do this. I agree that the VFR sectional presentation is generally more useful than the Garmin maps. The latter are fine for IFR but the detail on the VFR sectional is still something I want to be able to see...

All that really matters to me from a practical test perspective is that it's understood what the equipment requirements are and that the aircraft as presented is legal and airworthy for the operation. Out of all of the instrument rating practical tests I've administered so far, this has never...

Your question is a bit too loosely worded to answer precisely, so I'll keep it organized around the discussion here (equipment requirements for the practical test, specifically a clock.) 14 CFR 61.45(b)(1)(i) - "Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, an aircraft used for a...

That wouldn't work either. This specific post addresses that. https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/bad-tach-should-i-go-gi-275-eis.128365/page-2#post-2980994 [edit] and this one goes into greater detail...

This topic was covered extensively earlier this year, on these two threads... https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/bad-tach-should-i-go-gi-275-eis.128365/ (starts on post #28)...

In my experience, flight instructor applicants who... are thoroughly familiar with the Practical Test Standards use the PTS as a syllabus and "checkride prep" checklist come prepared with all of the FAA publications and reference materials which are articulated in each Task have experience...