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yea...do it. those kids are old enough to support themselves now :)

Dave Bahnson has reported here over the years that he studied something like 280 human into propeller accidents, and in 2/3 of the cases, the human walked into the propeller of a stationary airplane. I really try to minimize the time that I am parked with the engine turning on the ramp. Contact...

Aithre was at the Soaring Convention last weekend.

Normal million dollar liability coverage is what I have, pretty sure.

You use the wings program.

Many of the instructors that are "repeat offenders" with unqualified applicants or airplanes...took their checkrides decades ago

it's a tough job but someone has to do it

The civil Airmen certificates are skewed. I don't know how they get their data but all the DPEs I talk to have pass rates well below that table. So either there are some major Santa Claus DPEs out there to offset, or the data is wrong. This year has been rough for me, pass rate is down, people...

i haven't attended a POA fly in since probably 2011 or so Gastons? But that is mostly because they tend to happen in the summer when I get occupied flying gliders. Always had a Mighty Fine Time at all of them!

Old ACS specifies "two different types of navigational aids." New ACS says "two different non-precision approaches" New ACS says "A non-precision approach is a standard instrument approach procedure to a published minimum descent altitude without approved vertical guidance." So an LPV or...

The DPE probably charges about what they could otherwise be making working as a contract pilot in the area. The contract flying would involve less paperwork and frustration.

in this case its important to delineate federal funds and state funds. to be fair quite a lot of the iowa dot grant $'s are going toward hangar construction. they also do a lot of pavement projects and AWOS installation/maintenance...

Contact your local fixed wing air ambulance pilot

the letter wasn't friendly. paragraphs about all the penalties i was subject to for not paying them. i'm sure they're good people, they're from Iowa, like me. but they should maybe look at the address of the registered owner before sending their robomail.

i bought an aircraft from Iowa a couple years ago...and last fall started getting threatening letters from the state DOT about paying use tax. I left them a phone message reminding them that they mailed the letter to Kansas, the glider is registered in Kansas and based in Kansas and I live in...

best bet is going to be to reach out to fellow 2-32 operators. Or maybe comb the accident reports and contact people who may have a wreck laying around.

Cost usually tracks with the local contract pilot day rate. Since that's what most of the DPE's could otherwise be doing, with a lot fewer headaches frankly.

I think my low to mid 70's of 2019-2022 was about in line. Here's some data... https://jasonblair.net/?p=3579 I've heard anecdotes from many DPE's nationwide that the lower pass rate I'm seeing this year is not an anomaly.

I would MUCH rather have someone cancel a couple days ahead of time than take a test knowing they'll probably fail. I can fill in a slot or enjoy a day of glider or balloon flying instead and they and I both don't have to deal with a failure...win win

i basically refuse to book a checkride more than two weeks out, or else i end up booked a month + out. I keep a list about 2 pages in my pocket notebook of names and phone numbers to fill the schedule from. The system would run a lot more efficiently if people would show up for checkrides...