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When I first read this string, I thought you were in the student pilot phase. But you have 700 hours? I took a 34 years break from flying and my attitude about getting back into flying was simple... I know jack S... Which I believe is a healthy way to look at it. I think the best learners are...

44N has an excellent restaurant on the field... a very good reason to go... and yes, many pilot owners go way out of their way to get the cheap gas.

Husky is a great American aero company. And, in my opinion, this American group in Florida is beating the Europeans in the gyro category... seems to be an improvement over what the Euros invented about 7-12 years ago... and still pushing. https://silverlightaviation.com/

Just sent $. I like this forum a lot. Seems to have just the right mix of amazingly smart, passionate and helpful veterans, fairly new pilots like me and of course a bunch of "nuts" who make the forum experience hilarious and entertaining. Thank you for all of your hard work and efforts.

I did the same thing (stopped in '82, rejoined the Flying Circus in 2018). Note, the same planes and avionics in most of the flight schools... I re-learned using quite a bit of YouTube material and of course purchased a course. I just assumed that I would have to get Ground School out of the...

My friends would always ask me "why don't you get back into flying, you love and miss it so much?" The answer, from 1982 - 2018 was simple; I couldn't afford it. I bought a plane when I can afford to. Like owing a horse or a boat, the biggest hump is the cost of ownership, not necessarily the...

Solo: 16 PPL: 17 Dropped out of Flying: 21 Re-entered: 58 IFR: Announced to my wife that I need a new plane with IFR capability. I reckon that will happen, according to her, When Hell Freezes Over.

I celebrated my mid-life crisis years ago by building a 16' long wooden boat with a 40 hp Honda. Lots cheaper than a yellow Ferrari or a Mistress named Bubbles...

Well worth the trip. I stupidly arrived with only 2 hours to go til closing time... gee, which Constellation do I want to take a picture of?... too many choices... a must see... but plan at minimum an entire day.

Life is all about the 80/20 rule... 80% of us are well meaning people who are reasonably polite, helpful and want the best for their family and friends. The balance? like the guy mentioned above... and it's everywhere... business, academia, society, and the pilot flying public. Following this...

Excellent video... thank you. I went last year... landed at an alternate due to the WX, and, within 10 minutes of entering the gate, my wife phoned with the news that my oldest has heart issues and to get home ASAP... so, took off at 5:30 AM next day and made it home (CT) in 7 hours... so, I was...

Great, thanks... the more plane vids the better...

Great work...

I looked at gyros hard when I was plane shopping at Sun n Fun 2018. Booked a ride in one and liked it but decided to fly a plane for a few years and determine my mission better before I bought a "Slow" craft. Nothing better for short sightseeing trips than a gyro unless you have the cash for a...

Yikes. Very appreciate re the background re the planning... first class. My plane is too light to take off downwind... I would have had to wait until later, or in the AM... not a bad place to hang out tho...

Another airplane in the fleet (take a look at some of the tiedown'd planes at airports nowadays, the fleet is functionally shrinking for sure, ) spending money on gas, fees, A&P's... anything to help GA. And this build will be documented professionally... If the plane takes 2,000 hours to build...

Lawyers take these cases on "Commission" effectively... she isn't out of pocket and the lawyers won't earn a dime until Kobe's wife wins... could take 4-5 years. The most they will recover is a million or two from the Helo Co's insurance company... and very little from "the estate"... if...

Yeah, I studied (and passed) too... and you know what? I didn't get it other than the P factor on takeoff. The balance of his presentation was superb and eye opening. The very best teachers can take complicated subjects and simplify them. My hat's off to this guy. Well done Spencer.

I pre-flight everything but NOT on flying day. I actually like pre-flighting. I take my time, and I don't have the distraction of someone with me or the time pressure to get up in the air because others are going to a lunch, etc. On flying day, I sump the gas. Fortunately I am in a locked...

I have 3 Dynon screens... (2) 10" and (1) 7" in the middle. And I still bought a dedicated ipad for Foreflight. I plan at home. I am fairly new at cross country flying so I take my time and adjust the trips right up to the time of leaving the house for the airport due to weather, etc. I can...