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Comparisons: Training in North/Central Texas (KGDJ): Block rate for a 1969 Cessna 172 is $145/hour plus fuel surcharge (about $5/hr) [N79919] Instructor cost is $60/hr. I did all self-study for the FAA written exam, so cost was based around the purchase of textbooks - but the most recommended...

VERY nice setup.

Yes. The C-172's used at the flight school I am training at will pitch up as you roll in flaps. I then counter with a little nose-down trim to take the pressure off and help out in the event a go-around is called for. In some instances low degree of flaps are called "climb flaps" and used for...

Yes. And between the flight school's planes needing repairs and the horrendous weather this winter, I think I will be 90 before I get to my check ride. I am already 14 months in on my written test. At least I did get to solo the day before my 60th birthday. When I'm 90 and prepping for that...

Isn't that X-Plane 12? I wasn't impressed with the demo enough to spring for the new release. While I like the planes and flight modeling in XP-11, I confess to an addiction for the eye candy in MSFS 2020. And the accuracy. The stuff I need to see in real life actually appears on my screen...

Thanks! I do believe that the budget View Sonic will fit my needs. The old 720p 32" TV can live out in the garage.

1. - I will take your word on that. I am no expert when it comes to refresh rates and capability of the human eye. I was pretty sure that refresh rate was not a critical feature in this application. 2. - Student Pilot, VFR. Still learning a lot of stuff. I try to re-fly my last lesson, and...

Thanks for that link! Very useful information there. From what I gleaned, my budget 32" View Sonic MVA pick will be sufficient for a single-monitor application.

I am considering upgrading the "monitor" I use on my dedicated flight simulator setup. I currently use a surplus 32' RCA Proscan 720P television set, connected to my GPU (EVGA GeForce RTX 2060, 6 GB DDR6) via HDMI cable. (The TV was $8 at a thrift store, couldn't pass it up). I have been...

Happened near my location not too long ago: NTSB Prelim: American Aviation AA-1A - ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group I think they finally decided that it was a suicide based on the phone call made to the soon-to-be ex-wife minutes before the 'accident".

The most compelling enigma I am facing right now - and it would probably take a large investigative staff to figure out - is why the flight school's planes always seem to break down during my training flights. Had all of my flight planning done for my cross country, and the engine starts to...

Well, compared to "my elevator stuck, despite what those pictures show", isn't "turns around a point at low altitude" a tiny bit more plausible? I wonder if they let those two see the pictures they were looking at while asking them about what happened? Those elevators looked pretty neutral to...

North-Central Texas, medium-sized town - Granbury does. They even have an older 172, but there has been some concern over the perceived abuse of the off-hour use of the plane by an administrator and other school employee through personal flights. They may end up selling the plane and just...

52F, is that where Bryan of Just Plane Silly flies out of? I see a lot of potential restorations when he walks around the shade hangars there. Just no affordable "time builders" to be had for an aspiring private pilot any more... I really wish there was a CFI available at 7F7, it's much closer...

Oh, DTO and CFI? Are you with ITP? That's who I train with out of KGDJ - N79919 is my go-to choice.

Heh, probably not. But Mr. FAA Investigator, my CFI said I needed to practice turns around a point. I picked a boat on a small lake. How was I to know it would keep moving? See?, perfectly legit.

I would like to fly into Waco (other than commercial). I mentioned that to my CFI and she didn't have a problem with it, but due to busy schedules we just go to Spinks for towered field now. When I have to fly on business, I insist on going out of Waco. Free parking, and it's only just...

Lease the 150 to the flight school? That way you can have something to use once you've banked all of the hours you are looking for. On the bright side, flight schools are scouring the country trying to find trainers and willing to pay a little more than they had originally budgeted for when...

Egads, standards being lowered? Before it's all said-and-done, I bet an ATP will only need Basic Med! Wouldn't that be a hoot! OK, not gonna' happen, I know, I know.

Wow, over ten thousand hours of experience between the two ATP Certified pilots and that's the best story they could come up with? The elevator, uhmmm, jammed. yeah, elevator jammed and we crashed. I may only be a low-hour student pilot, but I smell a rat in that story. The best way to pitch...