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Would suggest that if you don't need to file that you don't. You WILL get vectored all over. Get FF and fly the coastline pretty much direct. They will turn you in when you are west of Clearwater. Coming over the buildings is a non issue. The N/S runway is preferred though.

Still have a lot of good parts! Wings and landing gear are ready for new owners!

I looked in my loogbook to see where that Rotorcraft 162F wound up. My first flight in it was 3/19/2004 and the last flight I did in it was 5/4/2004. To the best of my knowledge, the original builder (who owned an R22 as well) never flew it. Looks like it was sold 12/12/2005. The original...

It was evaluated by a rotor way guru prior to me taking out for test flights. First couple of hours were spent hovering and doing ground maneuvers. I then progressed into quick stops and a little bit more aggressive maneuvering still close to the ground. My first flight around the pattern...

I survived flying 10 hours off of an initial built rotorway. It was a hell of an experience and I would never do it again. For the cost of a Rotorway, I would find a TH55 or H269a

Response 20 years ago was a lot different. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've mentioned this before but will mention it again - Florida does it right. Unfortunately, that is because "we" have had plenty of practice. As a matter of fact, we might get to do it again this week... Federal government help has to come from a State request. The State request comes from...

I grew up there. He did his ride with Charlie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just got a call from my son. He passed! Approximately 8.5 hours dual in the multi. He now has 88 hours of total time. Now to work his butt on instruments for another 160 or so hours. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Over in Crystal River. He’s pretty much been flying every day with the exception of during the hurricane. Once he gets his multi done, I will do his instrument work in our 310 or the 421 so he will build multi PIC time and instrument time as he works towards a commercial rating.

I have to applaud the Airmen Certification Branch for their efficiency. Seriously! My son took his PPL on August 27th and just got his hard card on September 30th. The card arrival might have been sooner had it not been for Hurricane Helene. Those folks must be working really hard in that...

Great decision!

Truth. I once flew a couple to the Bahamas who felt that they were on top of the world. They were nice for the most part but felt the need to flex that their "financial situation" allowed them to fly privately to a house they were renting there. The husband quipped "have you ever been to the...

I happened to be the "lawn guy" that it happened to. I would go out to the airport late on a Friday or early on Saturday mornings and run the great big tractor around or the zero turn. In turn, it covered my hangar rent while they were looking for a new maintenance guy at the airport and...

I have yet to see a mechanic use a digital compression gauge so reading the needle on a analog gauge is going to give you some inconsistent readings depending on how you look at the gauge. Further these gauges are usually in 2 psi increments so the 75 mark is an eyeball.

Remember that you never know who you might be talking to when you are shooting the breeze in the FBO... Don't assume that the guy who is mowing the grass is just the FBO lawn guy.

Learned this saying years ago - if you read it, then it's true. If not it's magnetic.

I used to fly a PA28-151 that had an Mogas authorization. We took off on the Avgas tank and cruised with the Mogas. Back in 2002, gas was under $1.00 from Walmart. That plane was the cheapest thing in the world to fly!

I had something similar on my 310Q. Get with AIC in Oklahoma City. They can do what is called a "quiet title" and all will be good.

I had this discussion with my son who just got his PPL. I flew with him for about 15 hours of his time and he also flew with a "2nd career" instructor to get finished up (as I sold my SEL plane and I'm too big to fit in a 150!) Just before his PPL, he flew with an instructor who is a retired...