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My 1st Take off on a Kitfox Model I with Dan Denny was a Right Turn off the runway and launch. OHHHH, that's right the prop turns the other way and it has Right turning tendencies. Along with that an my 100hrs of dealing with Left Turning tenancies. Fortunately by the edge of the runway we had...

Of course found this, a few minutes after posting… A California startup's first in-space manufacturing effort is in the books. The capsule from Varda Space Industries' W-1 mission landed in northern Utah this afternoon (Feb. 21), bringing down to Earth crystals of an antiviral drug that were...

Number : FDC 4/6751 Download shapefiles Issue Date : February 18, 2024 at 2317 UTC Location : Holbrook, Idaho Beginning Date and Time : February 21, 2024 at 2110 UTC Ending Date and Time : February 21, 2024 at 2145 UTC Reason for NOTAM : Space Operations Area Type : Space...

:yeahthat: Then if any potential for icing I would be back to no flaps and a higher approach speed. Probably going to get a lot practice of "maintain maximum forward speed" unless practicing at a small airport. It actual IFR with other traffic very likely you will get that request, or vectored...

Here is my crude description, you should only briefly looking at the center point. instead you should be looking at the points you are going to fly over and the direction you are flying. points to fly over circled in red. Arrows showing direction you should be going which should be parallel to...

Recently flew with a T210 owner who told me his partner had the experienced a Hydraulic fluid leak and lost enough fluid that the gear would not extend. Had his passenger dump the coffee from his thermos into the Hydraulic fluid reservoir and was able to successfully extend the gear. Have to...

Like bbchien said it will be non-issue (paraphrased). Reporting it is a lot nicer than having to report the heart issues it has a very good chance of preventing. Brian

I had something similar happen once… I was flying a glider out of a Tower controlled airport. The procedure was, the glider would call Ground and ask to position on the taxi way. We would position and then the towplane will call ground and pull up in front of us and ground crew would hook us up...

:yeahthat: If you are doing anything besides a bit of correction perhaps with the rudder pedals to keep the wings level and maybe a slight adjustment of the trim along with you frequent scan, you aren't ready to copy or are still spending to much effort trying to fly the airplane and need to...

IIRC correctly, pretty much all the CFI has to do is verify the application matches your ID, usually your Drivers license. and certify that you speak English. You won't need the Student Certificate until you are ready to solo. You will typically receive a temporary certificate within a few...

Not a mechanic, but I have seen a similar issue. Our plane has the Voltage Regulator and a an overvoltage regulator/Breaker (whatever the term for it is), Had a similar issue where the Overvoltage protection was failing and shutting the charging off when it shouldn't. Our looked like a smaller...

My critique, I have very little to criticize for either pilot here. I thought both did a pretty good job. Short version "communicate a bit better". The criticism... The Cirrus, ...coming in Hot(Fast) isn't cool but if descending and misjudged the descent it might be hard to slow down, and if I...

I think so, it is still parked here and local sales flyers are still up. i can ask the seller To confirm

You should visit a quilting store, or the price of a quilting machine. They are as bad as cars, and serious quilters want to upgrade to the latest machine every few years. When my banker friend retired (early) , his wife asking what he was going to do, he said mostly stay home when not flying...

My recommendation would, assuming the original Oil temp appears to be functional, to just add the Thermocouple to the Insight. As I recall the the Insight does have warning limits you can set to that it will throw up a warning if the temperature was out of spec. This would be the most cost...

I liked the comment the retired airline pilot made while pre-flighting his Comanche. "Little airplanes require a much more through preflight than a 757. The little airplanes we can inspect a lot more, like moving the controls, checking each hinge and fastener. The 757, the pilot walks under the...

I drive an old car so I can fly an old airplane. About 7 years ago I was driving a 27 year old Jeep with 270,000 miles on it, and flying a 40 year old Sailplane.(in the profile photo). The Jeep was my daily driver for 23 years. I owned the Sailplane for about 20 years and put nearly a 1000...

:yeahthat: That would be the same answer from this CFI. We would not be flying with you if we thought the cause of revocation was still an issue. If we wouldn't sign you off, we would be telling you why and/or what you need to do to get signed off. Brian CFIIG/ASEL

I like the one I read. GPS is great at telling you are on 1st street and need left. Situational awareness is recognizing that 1st street is a one way street and the GPS just told you to go the wrong way. Brian

The 172(s) I teach in is about $150/hr. The 172XP has been at another location for a while but I recall it was about $165/hr. But flight instruction is primarily provided as a service and as part of the agreement with the City in exchange for the FBO lease and operation of the fuel pumps. So I...