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Full stalls have been removed from the requirements of a PPL. The Cirrus planes were spin tested for European licensing. They recovered fine. Cirrus managed to talk the FAA into the chute being the spin recovery, but the Europeans didn't allow that.

But he is masked up. Or someone in the pic is masked up. o_O

Wow, 4 hr/day minimum? :eek: Yikes. I was in a "club" (i.e. school with a fleet they would rent) that had a 3 hr/day minimum and wet rates. :( Moved to a club with a 2 hr/day minimum and dry rates. That was quite a bit better. The longer you want to stay somewhere on the trip the more...

Is that BrYan?

And number of people going. Back when the kids were at home we regularly took trips that were cheaper in a SR22 than on the airlines, even compared to Economy/Main Cabin seats. Now that it's just my wife and I it's more about convenience, but often the cost is nearly the same as Comfort+...

Sorry to hear it's been put on the back burner, but sometimes life happens, or priorities change. I own a part of a Cirrus and love flying it, but I would definitely recommend doing your Private in something cheaper, such as a Cessna 172. If the six-pack versus is cheaper to rent than the...

I don't drive much either. I was thinking about getting an EV, but concerned about the "range". Then I realized we rarely every drive far any more. It's very rare for us to drive outside of the Atlanta metro area. If we're going far, we fly; private or commercial. The prices can be...

I had a full woodworking shop in my basement. We downsized to a townhome. I had to sell it all. The two car garage is tiny, just barely enough room for the cars. I can't do the shop in the garage like some people can, and wheel the tools up against the walls. There wouldn't be enough room...

I would be in the same situation. I'd rather pay them the $100 though than the other option some are talking about, getting your GPS data to "see how far you drive". They already know too much about what I do, they don't need every place I go, when I go and how I get there. Next step will be...

I don't rent those planes. I own 1/3 of a 2006 SR22, so my costs are much lower than that. Define "required". ;) By the FAA, no. By insurance, pretty much. You can get coverage, but it costs more and the limits are lower. Bryan used to fly his father's SR22 before he got an IR, and I've...

That's cheap for a 2018/2019 SR22. In Atlanta there is a place that rents newer Cirrus and a 2018/2019 run $650/hr and higher. :eek: :eek: :eek: I fly a Cirrus, but at that price point I'd want to be flying a pressurized light twin.

Roller, when you never get off the ground. ;)

That can be a problem, but in my experience it's less of a problem that most people think. Everyone's situation is different though. If one does a lot of last minute trips, then it can be a challenge. I've been in three partnerships for planes, all traveling planes, and largely we all worked...

As an absolute, no I don't know that. I do know more sole owners than partnerships though. Many/most of the sole owners I know fly under 100 hour / year. That's a pretty small sample set though. I did meet one guy flying a Cirrus over 400 hours/year; uses it for his business. No way he...

And flying ugly rental planes. :D Yeah, I'd stick with your Mooney. :cool:

I'm surprised there are not more partnerships/co-ownerships. Lots of fixed costs with flying. Even having one partner cuts capital and fixed costs in half. That's a big difference in annual flying costs. Flying trips can eat up 2.5 hour/week pretty quickly. Flying for an hour on nice...

I'm always surprised when people leave their cars outside. It ages them quicker, and they are more vulnerable to damage, from people breaking windows to steal things in the car to just pure vandalism. I've sold cars and buyers are surprised at how good they look. They were in the garage at...

One can only hope. Georgia Power has an EV rate, but I don't think it makes much sense. At least not for me. It does give a super cheap rate at night, but doubles the peak rate in the afternoon during the summer. Guess what we use every afternoon in the summer in Atlanta? Air conditioning...

Probably. Plus many will have an EV and an ICE car. If you want to drive the super long trip you could take the ICE car. Short of needing to take something that won't fit in the plane I won't be doing that. I definitely pull the average miles/year down. Commuting distance is a big...

Cool pics! Congrats!