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Others are probably better qualified, but if you are going right into a right seat job in a 414, I would see no benefit to starting with the commercial single.

You'll get lots of feedback here, but generally better to be too careful than not careful enough. I do think it is concerning that you have only 0.3 in actual, so I would be very concerned about potentially trying to do a 4 hour flight in scud or actual with a component of get-there-itis. So...

I'm not multi rated, but wondering, what is your goal? Airlines? This guy has a pretty good discussion on why you might want to do commercial multi: http://www.cfidarren.com/cpinfo.htm

You'll get mostly the same old suggestions here. I liked my Sporty's online course. The videos were short enough to keep my attention. It did a great job of explaining the basics of the system. You'll still need Sheppard for the written, but I have gone back and watched it multiple times and get...

This will be unpopular, but I had a great experience buying a C-150 last year without a prebuy. I just got through my first annual with my awesome (and thorough) mechanic with no squawks outside of a magneto inspection (which was no surprise, I asked him to send it in based on hours). The key...

All of this seems exactly spot on for me, with one big exception - I never felt that the low wing was more sporty. My club had a 1999 Cherokee 180 and 172 (180hp) and as much as I wanted to love the Cherokee, I just never could get over how heavy the controls were.

Christian - just wondering why you are set on doing this with your own plane? If you want to keep costs as low as possible while gaining hours that would seem to be the better route. I know you want to view your plane as an "asset" but the problem is that you will be double dipping in terms of...

Actually if that is your mission I will double down on my cheap 2 seater recommendation - go slow and earn those hours. I'd take a good look at the Cessna 150s, Tomahawks, and Grumman Yankee's out there.

Christian - even having one partner dramatically helps with the big, fixed costs. I did that for my first airplane and learned a ton. Obviously you can see the math - One partner reduces your fixed costs 50%, and a second partner only another 17%. So two helps, but then of course it adds more...

I installed a set of harnesses in my 150, which had a nutplate installed. Very easy - hardest part was cutting a hole in the ceiling liner (mine has a hard plastic, not fabric liner). On the 150 forum it seems like the vast majority do have it, but there are some rare ones that don't. Easiest...

Thank you all for your service! I hope you all feel the gratitude of America on this and every day. Btw, I always thank my patients who are veterans for their service - their most common response is "thank you for your support."

OP - Thanks for sharing this story. As an early-ish instrument student, your humility in sharing it is very helpful. I wanted to give my review of the Francis hood. I used foggles for about 5 hours and had no trouble with controlling the airplane. I just did my first lesson the the Francis hood...

Today I was on a short XC flight at 3000, and had flight following. They advised of traffic at my 1:00, but could not tell me more because the traffic was not speaking with ATC. I could not see them because I was flying right at the sun. They advised a climb to 3500. I saw them pass right in...

Great to hear about another 150 pilot in the area! I fly my 150M out of KLNS (just bought it 2 months ago). You planning on making the trip to Clinton next year? I hope to make it.

Congrats! Thanks for sharing your experience. It's very motivational for someone like me - only a few hours into the training.

I've decided to take advantage of a local BATD for the 10 allowable hours towards my IFR rating. I want to use the full 10 because everyone complains about how they do not behave like airplanes, so I assume that some portion of that will just be acclimating to the sim. My question is when you...

Best way to learn the IFR basics? I thought Sportys was good for that. I took the course over the past year and thought it did a really nice job of giving the basics and overview of how the system works. I enjoyed the videos - short chunks are engaging and can allow you to study for small...

This product is more for engines going into storage. I think we're getting at the typical owner, who likes to fly frequently but might see life happen and let the plane sit for 3-4 weeks. For this person Camguard is the better option, as the antirust oil clearly states it is not for routine use.

Looking through the records of my C-150, I see: 7/99: Tach 4543 "Removed both mags + ck. Condition installed new points in L.H. mag retimed both mags to engine" 10/16: Tach 5043 "C/W Slick SB 2-80C IRAN on left magneto. Replaced coil and reset internal timing and timed to engine." There is...

...can you elaborate?