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The language in the protocol leaves some room for an overzealous AME to require proof that it's healed, and just saying "I feel fine so I haven't seen a doctor about it" isn't proof. Mine would give me a verbal caution about it, but wouldn't flag it. Others would. There's a small chance that the...

Good on you. I think most folks would have treated your SP like crew and let him help thinking it was good CRM and missing the objective of the practice session. When I started doing my complex check out I thought about that scenario and figured I'd probably opt to go missed and get the gear...

A 172 with the 180hp upgrade will do that mission if you can find one with the bigger fuel tanks. Even at high density altitudes it'll climb well with 2 people and bags. Won't be a rocket, but will perform reasonably. It'll consume about 20% less fuel, engine and prop overhauls will be...

I had to work hard to reorient myself to doing go arounds. When I learned, I'd developed the mindset that you should always do what you need to in order to save an approach if it was landable, so go arounds were just for emergencies. Hard slips were common for me. Now I'll break off a landing...

I guess I'll add this to the many reasons why I'm glad I left California long ago. I'll be pursuing my instrument rating next year, and haven't heard of excessive checkride times out here.

IMHO, you need to plan on spending about $1500/mo. for the rates in your area. Lessons are mostly going to be 1-1.5 hrs, and if you regularly get 1-2 lessons per week, it won't be hard to get in 7-8 hrs per month. That's a pretty good rate. Much faster and you won't retain the information as...

Honestly, a lot of the video clips are probably from that same DVD set. When the information hasn't changed much, I guess there's no reason to spend the money to re-record it.

Thanks for the data points, everyone. I knew already it could take longer if you weren't well-prepared, but didn't realize they regularly varied that much by area and DPE. They don't fly to the examiner? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've seen a few comments lately in various places about PPL checkrides that seem *really* long. I got my ticket in '93, and as I recall the ground portion was a little over an hour and the flight portion was about 1.5. I remember arriving at the DPE's airport around 8 or 9 AM and being home...

Here's what you can do: Research flight schools and instructors near you. There are lots of instructors who aren't flight school employees, so be open to that. Look at airport bulletin boards, hang out at an airport and ask around, etc. Take a discovery flight/intro lesson. Save money or...

My CAP unit took possession of a factory-new G1000 182. As I recall, the first couple of years and annuals included a lot of teething pains for a brand new vehicle. After that experience, I'm not sure buying new is that much of an advantage over an older one that's been taken care of well...

Brandon, check out upstatelist.org and socialflight.com for aviation events near you. Fly-ins usually don't have that many newer planes, but the people are usually great and you can sometimes see a great variety of planes and chat up their owners. I occasionally see a new light-sport type of...

If this one ever becomes reality, it'll be pretty fast. Goal cruise speed is 215 knots at 15,000'. http://www.privateerindustries.com/specifications.php

I'm using Sporty's instrument course now. The videos are very well organized and make the material clear, and seem to be focused on making you a well-rounded IFR pilot. It includes practice tests, but not direct "this is how you pass the test" prep. The narrator is a bit on the polished side so...

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Turning the prop backwards can be dangerous as it can still build up enough compression to spring it back forward. A friend's dad learned that lesson the hard way when I was a kid. It can also damage vacuum pumps, as the vanes in some pumps are only designed to turn forwards. The best method...

For planes that aren't sought after workhorses and don't already have specific life limits, the market starts to put a heavy discount on planes as they approach the 10,000 hour mark. At that point, even in good condition, the value of the airframe is pretty low. The sale price is approaching...

An old timer who's taught me a lot, after hearing he-man talk of spinning 182s and the like, once said "I don't want to spin a plane I'm going to fly IFR." Old gyros fail enough through normal use, so I thought that seemed like pretty good advice.

When I was in high school I made my textbook covers out of my expired sectionals. This looks pretty neat! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's how some folks get their float planes to a hangar for maintenance or winter storage. Lots of videos out there about this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk