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TEX isn’t even on our radar for operational concerns. Wish we were flying around a turbine but that’s not in the budget! Ha

“FAA to employ the 3rd Class Medical exam form a state-licensed physician uses in completing a comprehensive BasicMed examination.” What does this verbiage mean exactly? I seen it on an AOPA article and Flying magazine.

Thanks for those ideas on locations. Some of the airports fall out of our capability for getting in and out with excess margins for our weight but otherwise experience won’t be an issue, nor will having an attitude of having to make any particular destination.

So taking a trip next week from Kentucky to the “western frontier”. Taking a trusty Navajo, so no pressurization. Route planning will be a little more critical but strictly a VFR trip. If we don’t have the weather to make a true 10 mile visibility with ceilings giving us at minimum of...

Just curious for those out there most experienced with Navajo operations. I’ve already heard they tend to run hotter. After all it’s a big ol’ plane those 540’s are carrying around. What should I treat as a reasonable red line for treating the engines well in a climb? I’m one who likes to keep...

I had an approach today act goofy too. LPV never downgraded but glide slope never popped up on the G600, tried reactivating the approach a couple of times but no joy. Loaded the visual approach and boom, glide slope popped up.

I haven’t used any for years? Works just fine for 1000’s of hours.

I don’t believe degree requirements will come back. Obviously in certain situations a degree holder may beat you out of a job but as each day passes, it’s proven that just having a degree isn't worth too much. What is more important, is subject area knowledge, and how you present yourself.

It’s a 3 adult airplane.

SB650, it’s happened to my 580 a couple of times now. With the exact symptoms you complain of. This is the intake pipe flange cracking or breaking off. Many times it can be faint so unless there is engine vibration, it seals.

Let’s also be honest, how many jets operating right now in the skies probably have an ounce of water or 2 floating around in one of the tanks? I have a type myself and how many times have you seen a crew sump the fuel in their plane? I can count how many times I have on one hand in 18 years...

Slightly off topic, In curiosity, I didn’t think the FAA pulled anything more than what you can get with a drivers license. Like a DUI, or controlled substance which a SSRI is not. I understand if they are tipped off, they can investigate a person, but otherwise it would never flag if not self...

I read it as he did stop flying. Either way, very bluntly - The issue of checkrides/certificate issuance is never going to come up or be an issue, ever.

I just tell anyone looking at owning an airplane, if you can’t afford to automatically write off 10k a year like it never existed for starters then you might be in the right position to own a plane.

You can not maintain a 172 for $135 wet and maintain it correctly in a rental environment.

Fly through there once every couple of weeks on a natural gas line. Beautiful views year round.

Unicoi, TN Unaka Mountain Obscuration 12/11/23

2 years, no issue. Work on fixing the practical testing issue if you want to spend your time on something. It’s a soup sandwich….

So I'm working on a little project and curious to get some outside opinions on the benefits of Flight Training, in particular but not limited to Part 61 training. Benefits could be anything to do with adding pilots to the job pool, recreational economic impacts, how it helps airport...

I fly behind a Lycoming 580 several hours weekly and I sometimes get a mellow but very rhythmic vibration that will just faintly come and go without notice. May happen for 5 minutes in 20 hours. May happen for 10 minutes out of a weeks flying, or may not happen at all. Its baffling. In air mag...