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Gary, Good luck on your ride. Make sure you get a good rest the night before and hope for light winds. John

Kent, Thanks for the pdf. I am planning to fly up on Wednesday morning and look forward to it. This will be my first time flying into KOSH so it should be exciting. I will have my son along with me so I will have an extra set of eyes. :wink2: John

Ted and Scott, Thanks for the replies. Scott I am heading to your site now to sign up for your newsletter, etc. Probably very valuable information that I will have available to me. John

Thanks again for the rules, etc. We had a good time. I couldn't have filed for the poker run anyways, as it was on 6/6 and I didn't get my rating until 6/17. :wink2: John

Congrats. John

I have a question for you seasoned pilots and weather watchers. The DA40 that I fly has lightning detection on the GNS530. Is it really necessary to add the XM WX on top of that? While I was returning Saturday on a flight, I saw some lightning on the 530's map out to the NW that I knew...

No IMC yet, but I filed and flew 2 flights on Saturday to attend the Quad City Air Show. The weather was VFR with high stratus on Saturday. I had hoped for some lower clouds where I had filed (5000' out and 4000' back) but it didn't happen. I should have gone on Sunday rather than...

+1 I had a choice of 2 instructors and I am glad that I chose the one that I did. I ended up getting 5.8 hours of actual and had hoped for more, but the weather didn't cooperate. :cryin: Come to find out that the other CFII was canceling training sessions because the weather wasn't...

Here is a rundown of what happened during the checkride. John

After a reschedule due to the DPE's airline flight change I was able to take my checkride today. A small t-storm moving through the area delayed my departure a little, but other than that the checkride went great!!! Upon arriving the examiner made me feel at ease which was a great help...

I attended the event. Senator Chuck Grassley was there as well. Pretty decent turnout as there were about 25 aircraft on the ramp when we arrived. John

I have the 64GB iPad 3G and have ForeFlight and SkyCharts Pro loaded. I plan a flight to ALO tomorrow for a flight breakfast and AOPA open house event. I plan to get some pictures and do a short review. From early indications from using the unit while driving, I do like the fact that there...

Tim, It sucks to be you. :) I might be interested as it will cost me about the same if I buy single day tickets for Thursday-Sunday. Email (VCAir account) or PM me. John

I saw that as well. I like the Jepp charts, but not for the kind of money they are asking for it. I PM'd you. John

I am also waiting a little longer for a few more reviews. I might dump the Fujitsu tablet for the iPad if the reviews are good. I told myself that I would never buy an Apple product, but you know what they say, "Never say never." John

I am glad that I preregistered on February 27 through CATS for my IFR written. I still haven't taken it yet, but have already paid $90 ($10 AOPA discount). John

While getting checked out in the DA40, my initial attempts at steep turns were really bad. After a series to the left and right, my CFI told me to get the power set and to fly hands off to see what happens. The trim was so far off that I couldn't believe that I had that much pressure on the...

Rob, Good job and glad you enjoyed it. I also got my endorsement in a Citabria last fall, but I used the 7ECA, which is highly underpowered. I am sure your instructor has mentioned this, but one thing that is very important is your approach and landing speed. When I would cross the threshold...

Do you plan on doing the IFR training in the same plane that you will be flying on your trip? If so, take the time to memorize power and pitch settings for different phases of your flight, ie. 500 fpm climbs and descents, etc. Use those settings on climb out and descent into your destination...

I am currently in the process of my IFR training. My instructor has told me now that it's OK with him to use a Safety Pilot for some of my hours if I choose. I have used 2 different "Safety Pilots" in the past few weeks. One was a CFI and owner that I was using to get checked out in a Diamond...