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If you have never flown instruments from the right seat, just know that it is a bit different. You are looking to your left more and there may be a tendency for you to drift left of course some. If you are not flying, not a big deal, but if you are in IMC, be very aware of it. You might want to...

I had done FOI, and had my AGI and IGI going into my CFI checkride. I think it helped slightly lower the focus on FOI during my 6-hour oral, but not much. What helped the most was being 50 years old and having 1,000 hours.

This is so maddening. One of the hardest things to teach as a CFI is good decision making. This kid had no business flying with his skill set, that panel, and low clouds. Sigh.

Which is why I log it this way for my students when we do things that fall under 61.129.

First MD-837 I’ve ever seen. Guess I’ve never flown out of Walmart before.

As a CFI, for a checkout like this I normally do a mock checkride. I also make sure that I am a named pilot on the student’s insurance with a waiver of subrogation. I’d log it as aircraft familiarization with a list of maneuvers and possibly that they were within ACS standards (if they were of...

My first plane was a Dakota at 200 hours. More than 1,000 hours later and I still have it. It has taken me to 41 states and 4 foreign countries. Wonderful aircraft.

Interesting story of diverting into Tehran by a Northwest airlines DC-10. The story starts about 10 minutes in.

And for this reason, I will never vote for a candidate from Northern Nevada.

I don't think most here know who the Prime Minister of France is, but I would think (hope) that most know who the President of France is (Emmanuel Macron). I would think that Americans should know the leaders of Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and perhaps...

Everyone in Oman knows who the Sultan is. He is a symbol of the country, the Ruler, yet they let me stand a very short distance away with no security check of me. This was in about 1994 when Qaboos bin Said Al Said was Sultan.

It was done visually by my student, and when we reached about 8,000’ (or whatever), he put the hood on and tracked a VOR radial. The constant climbing turn for an extended time messed up his inner ear and it was hard to then hold it level under a hood.

How many world leaders can you name? I would guess most people can name less than 10. We still put too much emphasis on the President. He is not a King, rather an elected public servant.

I have stood within 30 feet or so of the leaders of UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Romania (not all at the same time of course) without any security checking me at all. The President is replaceable (that’s why we have a VP). I think it’s time to end the 60-mile diameter bubble.

I take people to a nearby airport to do a published VCOA… about five 360s up to altitude and just about every one of them experiences the leans, thinking they are turning while straight and level. It is great to experience in training before you are single pilot in IMC.

Note that a 235 or Dakota are a P28B to ATC

They let me fly the 31L approach into there today to get under the cloud layer so I could go VFR to a nearby airport. They were certainly far less busy than usual and everyone spoke recognizable English.

It a lot more for than that for some with various medical conditions.

Is the car in Anchorage, Alaska? There are many important details missing.

Perhaps so. That would get rid of every instructor I have ever had except one.