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In the 91/135 world, it’s not just the pay. It’s insurance minimums. So many 60+ year old guys flying turbines because they came up in a time where you could get into a King Air without having double the qualifications of a guy going to the airlines. Those guys are retiring and it’s leaving...

To small inside, no baggage door, and too slow. The Warrior at least has the stretched cabin and baggage door, though it’s still slow. And any 140/160 is going to likely have dog doo for avionics. Many were trainers and are beat. Get something that won’t leave you lacking for a few hundred...

I’m a CFI. I still tense up when the wind knocks us into a 30 degree turn and the student doesn’t correct it right away. It is what it is. The plane wants to fly. How many “death by turbulence” incidences have you heard of? I’d be more worried about weather killing you than the bumps on a hot...

This thread will probably go 20 pages, but the bottom-line is this: The FAA does not care about micromanaging that kind of stuff. Do what you think is right and proper, following the regs to the best of your knowledge. You’ve got much bigger things to worry about as far as compliance goes on...

We have S models and I’ve always just taught no flaps for a normal takeoff because that’s what all the other 172s and 182s I’ve flown took. We use the POH checklists and they say 0-10 degrees for normal takeoff. I figured why add the extra step for students if it’s not a short field and...

I used Thrust Flight’s 3-day program in Dallas and recommend it. Most of these accelerated multi schools have 3-4 month wait lists. Be prepared.

The real risks are a loss of directional control or having the nose jump up too quickly on a student. There’s also the risk of not getting the flaps up at all or shoving them all up at once. People can argue about how much risk that adds up to overall, or that students should be so proficient...

I do them all the time with students and they know how to do them before they solo. After that, I decide based on the airport whether I want them to taxi back or not when solo. I don’t see it as a must-do maneuver every flight because they do pose an increased risk of bending something or worse...

Why do you not do any number of things that you might otherwise be capable of? Aviation is all about risk management. A lot of students have died over the years on balked touch and goes, and it’s a maneuver that isn’t required for anything. If a school wants to limit exposure by putting...

I still use paper even as a CFI, which can be a pain when I fly 6 flights in a day. I should probably go digital, honestly. But even as a paper user, I’d concede that I’m more likely to lose my logbook, have it stolen, or have it burn up in a fire that Google is to orphan my data.

In depth investigation by Dan Gryder. He got the light. It was red and not the required high intensity. The company told the EPA one height and the FAA another height because both wanted different things. The FAA had already found seven other obstacles that were too high for the approach to be...

I’m one of those CFIs who was taught it and now teaches it. Some planes do have it on the checklist. A lot of checklists don’t have oil temp in the green, but it’s still important.

If they got out, that’s incredible.

Because the guardrail is still up where the plane is. If it had been coming perpendicular and touched down just over the guardrail, there's no way its momentum doesn't carry it to the other side of the bridge. It's pretty clear they hit the red SUV head-on (look at the damage to it) and flipped...

Looks like an engine out gone wrong. Hit a car, flipped, and burned. https://twitter.com/lexsayzzz/status/1525520545617428480?s=21&t=Aq0SD9wc7PdSdyegzvay7Q This is why the myth that tricycle gear planes will always flip in water so never land them there is dangerous. No reason to choose a...

8s on pylons are only “hard” because people don’t teach it right. Pick a straight line, fly a 45 across it and drop your wing. Whatever it lands on is now your point. Do the same on the other side. If you let the wing pick the point, you won’t be adjusting and stretching to make the maneuver...

Possible he’s just a simulator pilot and knew some basics.

They are, and the bigger you get, the easier it gets. My first landing in a King Air was gusting 25 directly across the runway at Destin. I was nervous, but it was a non event.

Run, don’t walk back your to instructor and get him to past date an endorsement for you. You were not legal to take the check-ride without it. People “forget.” Fix it and leave it at that.

No offense, but you are a PPL. Worry about multi time later. Get the instrument done, build time on your dime through commercial, and CFI for a year or two at a busy school. While instructing, get your ME and bum some right seat rides with older guys who don’t care about logging time to get to...