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Finally! A specific answer to my question! Well, I think it's the second one. But thank you. I keep a laminated checklist next to me at all times. This would be a perfect place to mark these distances.

Yet another reason to leave California! Except I happen to love it here. Living in the foothills hills of the Sierras is just too beautiful. Plus, two years ago I flew my homebuilt to (almost) the east coast and back. I will admit flying over the mid west was far more relaxing because landing...

That won't happen in my lifetime...

Ok, that seems to make a lot of sense. I had wondered if something like that might work out. I will definitely try it.

I've been flying for a long time and I practice emergency procedures quite a bit, but I totally suck at guessing off-field landing distances. To be clear, your engine failed and you need to pick a suitable landing spot (assuming one is available). I know I can land and stop my plane in 800...

Just when I thought aviation forum posts could sink no lower...keep this up and POA will be another Purple board. Just one person's opinion...

Exactly..

If your planning on building, by the time your done your initial goal of a 4 person cross country homebuilt will no longer be achievable. Figure 4 to 6 years to build a four place homebuilt and your boys, with wife and luggage are not going to be going far. Take a close look at weight and...

Have you checked the Vans Air Force website? They have mountains of data on this subject. And those folks get into the real weeds on this issue, including actual test data.

You mean the glitter cannon shot down the aircraft? They say there are no new ways to die in an airplane, but I think you may have found one.

I'm guessing they regretted doing an intersection takeoff at some point during this climb out....

I have wondered if this is the reason some pilots stall the plane and crash after an engine failure. Do they get so used to hearing the stall horn during landing that in an emergency they don't recognize the danger until it's too late? I chose not to put a stall warning system in my plane for...

Check the air filter ...

If you could jury rig a flex duct connected to one of the vents this could reduce cabin temps on hot days. A solar fan is low wattage so the motor won't add much heat. If you could get a fan that exhausted 5 or 6 air changes I think it would make a difference. The result would be to reduce the...

Had a bit of a surprise today departing VFR eastward from Palo Alto, threading the needle between the SF Class B and the San Jose Class C airspace. After passing the eastern shoreline of the bay I was at 1100 feet when I noticed a small white drone about 30 feet below and within 20 to 30 yards...

The more experience I get, the more I worry that my experience will get me in trouble. I come from the school of causal analysis, so it’s only natural for me to think “paranoidly”. I have no opinion on your post, but I'm in the same boat as you. I've been flying 30 years and my engineering...

And if you report him thru the above link the FAA will investigate them and likely very quickly. The FAA is slow as hell at most things but they can act surprisingly quickly when it comes to reported violations.

Welcome back Bob. I don't know you but I remember you have provided a lot of sage advice over the years!

Paint "NO Helicopters" in large letters on the private ramp?

A bit of a high jack here, but related... I guess I missed something in my training, but I've never left a runup area at a towered airport without first contacting the tower with the "ready to go" speech. Yet I've seen a number of posts where it appears quite normal to proceed to the hold short...