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What a week! It's been surprisingly relaxed despite the intensity of the review. Probably because it is a review...not that much that's new, but taking everything to the next level of understanding. Our instructor's have been amazing. Our systems instructor has been a Captain on the CRJ for...

Oh, with respect to seniority, my buddy who is just senior to me has moved from 97% in September to 75% in December. Two other friends who transferred back to MSP and are junior to me, both are holding lines in MSP. All that to say it looks like I’ll have a line and maybe one that’s halfway...

First day of captain upgrade under my belt. A day focused on leadership and professionalism. Quite thought-provoking. I got 100% on the follow-up test, but would be quite surprised if anyone got less than that...it was pretty much a gimme if you paid any attention at all. Also a sign of the...

Why not just keep it in your logbook? I just note all endorsements in the comment section being sure to include word “endorsement” in the comment. If anyone wants to see my endorsement log I just do a quick search of that word and I have an instant list in MyFlightbook.com.

As soon as I hear “We’ll call your base” I tell my students to slow to their lowest final approach speed since the Tower is buying time. That usually works to keep us inside 169 in the Cherokee 140.

Even on a bad day they’ve never had us extend beyond hwy 169 to the east and that’s just before the 2,300’ ring. You should be at the 1,900’ pattern or below anyway. You’d have to go east of Normandale/100 to be in the surface Bravo area and FCM probably wouldn’t even be able to see you at that...

BTW, if going to KFCM, the pattern is 1,900’ which with normal descent planning usually keeps you under the Bravo.

Why is it easier to fly at 3,200’ than 2,800’? I’ve been based at FCM for 22 years and can honestly say it’s never been an issue.

Still pinch myself occasionally. It's still the best job in the world.

Oh, no. I always intended to upgrade. I had hoped that it would come earlier this year but we opened DTW which became the junior base and they poured all new hires and upgrades into there. I had no interest in commuting to reserve so I stayed in the right seat. The beauty of our seniority...

Greetings, fellow POAers. I've been remiss in posting but have kinda fallen into a sweet routine of bidding for great, high-credit trips to places I like to go, then filling my off days with students and an occasional law client! I currently am number 8 FO in MSP which means I pretty much get...

Don't suggest that at my airline! The Surface is not making people happy! Rumors are flying that Jepp may abandon Windows app and concentrate on ForeFlight partnership for their airline contracts. But rumors are as plentiful in the airlines as mosquito bites in Minnesota.

Find another instructor and move on. I don't care how long it takes a student to solo. If they're still enjoying the experience and want to keep trying I'm going to keep trying to help them figure it out. I've never had one who didn't, but some took much longer than others. Didn't matter. They...

Congratulations! It really opens up your travel options. Enjoy!

Um....isn't that a "different device" than the receivers we were discussing??

XM requires a different device plus a monthly subscription. It's a slightly better weather product than ADSB, but not sure it's worth the subscription price.

You'll enjoy having it.

Get one long XC under your belt and it will only whet your appetite for more. It's so much easier with the modern tools we have today...seamless charts for the entire country is a true godsend! Enjoy!

Meh. Sporty's is an institution. I always find something of interest there. And their Saturday BBQ is fun.

The 140 I instruct in has the 160 hp upgrade. We flight plan it for 105 knots and that's pretty reliable.