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Noway IMO. You can get a GNS175 or 375 installed for under 10k. Sell the 530 (people still buy them) and get something that isn’t already way obsolete.

Like 10GPH.

Yeah, don't upgrade a 530. Just sell it. He's gonna need ADSB anyway, so he can sell his transponder as well and get an all in one unit like the GNX375 (GPS, Transponder, and ADSB) or Avidyne's equivalent. Even on a tight budget, it would make more sense to just buy a standalone WAAS/ADSB unit...

If you want certified, with room, comfort, two doors, good fuel burns, and getting close to that 150kts, I'd look at Cessna Cardinal 177RGs. The instructor who did my CPL has one with a redone panel, and I'd take it over a lot of retracts people normally suggest. Even though I fly a 182, I...

Honestly, if I had the choice (currently in a partnership with a 182P and the plane is what it is), I'd probably look for a built RV-10, get a good prebuy, and go experimental. Yeah, you'll pay more on the front end, but you'll get it all back in maintenance down the road. Parts are only going...

I looked it up. I was half-right about part 135 minimums. The 500 XC for those minimums doesn't even have a nautical mile limit. So that "ALL" column will be useful if you ever need a total accounting of all your XC time for a job. The 50nm stipulation is just for ratings.

I put over 25nm in the all column because I think you need that for Part 135. But it's really supposed to be for anytime you takeoff at one airport and land at another.

I always shot for 90 because that's the speed that makes the most sense for a 182 in relation to the missed approach times on the chart. Sure, you could do the math, but who wants to do that in IMC on an approach? In pratice. I think it's more comfortable around 100-105, and given there's...

Saratoga or Lance. You aren’t going to beat the cost-payload-speed Nexus you are asking for. A twin is gonna be much more expensive to operate and maintain.

I think it's hard to beat a normally aspirated Saratoga if you just want a flying truck to haul 6 people in. I think most of them have a useful load of around 1600 pounds. Having not read the rest of the thread, maybe you've already decided you need a turbo? If your budget is $125K, I think you...

Yes, those have to be dual. It's under section a-3. Everything there is dual.

I love night landings. It's usually like flying on rails, at least in the SE, where the winds die down after about 6-7PM. When I did my commercial, I also just went and did all the 10 towered night landings at once. It's kind of a niche requirement IMO, as most towered fields are dead at night...

Talked to my instructor yesterday. He's great and got me through my commercial at minimal cost with no issues. Older guy who just loves to instruct, not many of those left. I asked him about getting the CFI and he's encouraging me to do so. First thing he wants me to do is knock the written...

Part of me says that if he's willing to take the risk of bending something doing these types of landings, it's more of a financial risk than physical one. I'd say he's probably got a better shot of not hurting himself than a lot of pilots doing other things we think of as more "normal."

I wasn't meaning to take a shot at tailwheel users. I was just presenting "average, fair weather, risk averse" pilot in that description. The certain types of flying I was alluding to wasn't taildraggers, but things like aerobatics, single engine hard IMC over terrain, bush flying in Alaska, etc.

Basically true. A lot of car miles are also in town, under 40mph. The risks of death are obviously higher if you are doing 75mph on a busy highway in the rain as opposed to driving around the corner at 30mph. How much are the stats diluted for cars via local driving? I.E. it’s likely far more...

Have a big wallet.

Of course you can do your due diligence and still die. That's true for anything. But I don't think it's "delusion" to say that proper risk management can substantially reduce the chances. Weather related accidents are a top killer. Other niche activities like acrobatics and warbirds also add...

The stats are so convoluted and vague that I simply don’t buy the motorcycle comparison. Some planes are much more dangerous that others. Some conditions are much more dangerous than others. Some types of flying are much more dangerous than others. Your average mid-time pilot flying around in...

There’s video of Mike doing it with Draco before he crashed it.