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Considering that people usually successfully egress the aircraft after the rare event of a ditching, I would be more concerned about how to keep them alive once they are out and to make sure that I will be found quickly: https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/technique/ditching-old-wives-tales/...

He has listed all the common routes on his website: http://220kts.com/ferry-flights/atlantic-ferry-routes.html This is one of my big dreams, our Mooney's fuel capacity is however a bit too small for my liking. The longest leg on the northern route is just over 500 nm but airports are few and...

I just checked out our flight from Fort Pierce in Florida to Knoxville, we picked up a clearance en route: FlightAware doesn't show a route. You couldn't tell that we were IFR for roughly the second half of a 3:45 h flight. By the way: We decided yesterday to stay in Dayton, OH due to low...

...seems like this is the plan. And so that he can fly it to California, as he mentioned in one of his recent videos. I'm not sure, though, how he wants to achieve this, given the fact that he can currently make it only up to around 3,000 ft or so, before the engine overheats. The best...

Neither you nor your wife should be chained to the house and the kids! There HAS to be a life beyond taking care of them or you'll be heading straight towards a significant midlife crisis! Why not wait until the second baby is a few months old and to then start taking flying lessons? You could...

We wanted to get two electric scooters, as we often fly into airports without taxis or Uber but still need to somehow cover the last few miles to our destination. For now, I have however ditched the idea, since many (most?) states still don't have laws for electric bikes or scooters, what means...

This is how I have iFly configured on my iPad mini. An yes, we are planning to fly to Florida and then continue on to the Bahamas! :D

My wife and I have been using iFly for years, first on an Android tablet, now on two iPads. Rock solid, never had an issue. We also tried pretty much everything else that is on the market, overall we think that it is the most intuitive, easy to use EFB. The team behind iFly was also super nice...

What could also have to do with that they didn't really promote the CH640. At least in recent years, they didn't even have it on their US website or at AirVenture.

If you're an EAA member, you can get SolidWorks for free. It is a bit hidden on their website but Fusion360 is also free for personal use. Both are professional CAD solutions with a strong community support. I prefer Fusion360.

Kath, you are a tough girl! I have not doubt that you will come out on the other side even stronger! :)

Hi Vladislav, I am not sure if this is the right forum for you, you might rather want to check out one of the airline pilot forums, where you'll probably find more people who have actually gone through commercial pilot programs. If you Google, you will find that a lot of flight schools offer...

This is of course assuming that either will be available at your destination. I find that this is usually not the case outside of bigger cities. Arriving late in the evening or if plans change last minute makes arrangements even more difficult. An electric scooter wouldn't take up the entire...

Another option might be to get an electric scooter: https://www.techradar.com/news/best-electric-scooters Like electric bikes, they are however considered mopeds in many states or, if the state has legislation for electric bikes, oftentimes can be used only on streets with low speeds limits. I...

Haha, I was thinking the same, but feel that they honestly want to help him out. The other thing is that few people would want to see a fellow aviator kill himself. Actually, I myself have again become interested in Velocities: Not only because of their response but also because @donjohnston...

Wow, this is indeed a very friendly and helpful response:

At around the 11:45 mark, he is flying level for a bit. If the data is correct, it takes ~65% throttle @ ~14.5 gal / h just to maintain altitude, going 106 kts! :eek: Sure, the gear and that he is flying behind the power curve certainly don't help, but I think that the performance still looks...

Who knows. Certainly not from the deposits, though, as they are locked up in escrows.

I tried to download it from their archive, the recording is however only less than 4 minutes with some unreadable stuff in it. I was wondering if he declared an emergency as I don't think that this went as planned.

Just click on the green 'play' symbol, next to his name: https://www.howtopronounce.com/german/mathias-rust/16385868 For those who wonder about who Mathias Rust is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust