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O.O Seriously?! That explains my experiences at KMOD. We stopped there a few times to take a bathroom break/etc., and I was just shocked by how nice folks treated us and stuff... Coming right up to the window, opening doors for us, etc. Is there a fee for all that, or are they just...

Fly to? Yes. Visit? No. I just flew to the airport, landed, taxiied back, and flew to the next waypoint. I never stopped in to say hi or anything. I've also been predominantly flying in the early early AM on weekends, when most of the FBOs are closed or are empty. Also, my...

What should I do if there are multiple FBOs? Pick one and have someone go there? Or is there usually a "primary" FBO that folks can go to? To be honest, I'm a bit fuzzy on how all of the base operations work. I really haven't gotten out of the airplane to explore any airports. I've just...

Thanks!:) I am obsessive about doing W&B checks. I use AeroBalance, which is a great iPad app for analyzing W&B. I've been prechecking all of my friends out and in different configurations. :) The plane I'm looking at using to fly with has over a thousand pounds useful load, though, so I'm...

That works for KSQL, but what about in general?

I love 53G. It was my favorite plane for the longest time, until I discovered 9ZL. The Zucchini seems like a "sad" plane... It looks like it used to be well maintained with all sorts of bells and whistles, and now it's just neglected.

Celebratory dinner and drinks instead? :) You know what, I'll plan to do both, but keep in the back of my mind that I should seriously contemplate my state when coming back from the checkride, and cancel things as appropriate if I'm in a wonky state.

I won't touch the Zucchini, period... That thing is a nightmare. I think it has more squaks than any other plane in Sundance's fleet. I flew it once and never again. Have you seen the latest squaks about full up elevator causing arcing? I've actually reserved 53G for the late afternoon...

Foreflight has taxiway diagrams that show most of the information about where *I* should go to pick up passengers, but where I'm uncertain is where to go to find information on what to tell *my passengers* about where to go, particularly if I'm unfamiliar with the airport. It seems like...

Just got my checkride scheduled for July 8th and started making plans to pick up some friends for a sunset flight after the test, assuming all goes well. It occurred to me that I don't really have good knowledge about how to handle logistics around picking up passengers from airports. I'm...

Was on short final nervously watching a plane taxiing towards the runway at E16 a few weeks ago and was very relieved when they called up to say "Holding short for landing traffic" for exactly the reasons you describe.

Oh cool! I'm not coming to the movie tonight. Studying for my knowledge test/checkride and all that. :) I love 6253G. The weight that thing will hold is just amazing for a C-172. Just watch out for when 6523G is out and the tower starts getting them confused. Had an exciting time once...

Do you have any of that on websites? I imagine it could be kinda cool. I know I'd love to read something like that.