I attended the one in Northeast Ohio back in February. Two thumbs up, as Siskel and Ebert used to say. I enjoy the camaraderie and the stories and bouncing ideas off of my classmates. 100 times more educational than watching computer-based training on an iPad.
My Light Sport came with the experimental G5 installed at the factory. I enjoy the flexibility, with a twist of a knob my attitude indicator becomes an HSI.
Agreed: runway width is an issue. But I find it to be a feature, and not a bug. On narrow runways I find myself contacting the ground a fraction sooner than on a wide runway. But it’s a good thing — it allows me to get to and stay on the centerline quicker of a narrow runway, instead of drifting...
Plus 1 on Put-in-Bay Airport. Bicycle/golf cart rentals at the Terminal. Many attractions/restaurant/bars with live entertainment in the afternoons/evenings.
Last year, I inquired with my insurance agent (Allstate) about an umbrella policy.
No dice – aviation and motorcycles are excluded from their umbrella policy
FTA: An existing 4,000 to 5,000 small local and regional airports could serve as launch and landing points for eVTOLs without having to modify the existing infrastructure. Cities and states are now attempting to figure out how they could use existing heliports or other infrastructure as...
If by “studying the fundamentals” you mean whipping open the Part 141 syllabus and mindlessly following the preprogrammed lesson plan vs. hauling checks* each and every night no matter how challenging and adverse the weather/terrain because you have a schedule to make.
*fortunately hauling...
Wasn’t the original gonculator powered by steam? I’ll bet there is a market for an updated model, with modern brushless motors and lithium batteries. Of course, if there’s ever a breakthrough battery technology, everybody will want one.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10522613/British-man-26-killed-plane-span-control-crashed-fields-Spain.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
British man, 26, is killed after his plane spun out of control and crashed down in to fields during training...