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I agree you would likely get pretty tired pretty quick with the 175 where you have it shown. I think I would bite the bullet and cut a hole in the new panel.

Personally, I think sitting on the aircraft centerline makes it easier.

I thought it meant there is a Baskin-Robbins on the field! :)

I know, I am a dinosaur! :)

Say what you will, but I personally do not think TKM radios were/are junk. I flew with one for 16 years with no more problems that I had with a KX-155 I had previously. And I don’t consider myself “too cheap” to buy a good radio. :). Frugal maybe, but not cheap!

I guess I didn’t read far enough. I think it is wise to have ground-based equipment along with GPS anyway. Thanks, guys, for taking the time to enlighten me! I really appreciate it!

The FAA does say: d. Alternate Airport Considerations. For the purposes of flight planning, any required alternate airport must have an available instrument approach procedure that does not require the use of GPS. I think you need both.

They looked like lenticular to me also. You don’t have to have Rockies size mountains to get some pretty significant turbulence if the winds are high.

Congratulations!

Lots of things to consider, but as far as the actual flying, heavier than a 140 but they fly similarly. You won’t have an issue with the flying.

Thanks, Jack!

I think you would be better served to start in the 172

I wish I had my 914 back! Everything was manual with no bells and whistles other than being a blast to drive! That was bells and whistles enough.

From a cursory scan of the ad, that one really isn't a whole lot different than the 172 you are passing on. You should talk with your wife. Two doors are favored by a lot of foks over a single door, climbing up on the wing and over the right seat.

My thinking is that if you are going to be teaching people to fly, you should be fully competent in all aspects of aircraft flight regimes, including spins. You owe it to your future students. Doing the minimum in a 172 doesn’t seem to me adequately preparing you.

The bold text says while taxiing towards the runway, which I guess could be interpreted before you actually get to the runway (which would be the hold short line). Nit picking, but maybe that is what Gleim was trying to convey?

From my experience (not for myself) sleep apnea can cause a lot of issues with your heart and other things, depending on how severe it is. I agree with 1CT, get checked out.

A really nice write-up, Talkingbob! Night flying can indeed be serene and beautiful, especially during the summer after the daytime thermals have ceased. Your story reminds me why I love flying— not to “get somewhere” necessarily (though that can be enjoyable also) as so many of our fellow...

Sounds like a Cardinal RG to me.

Congratulations on passing the written!! There is a huge amount of knowledge to have pounded into your head for instrument flying and passing the FAA written. I used King when I did mine, but it would be a very difficult task for anybody putting together a ground school (in person, online...