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It was solid overcast from at least the Ohio River...250+ miles away. Fairly low tops so VFR above would have been easy. But zero holes or chance to get in anywhere within hundreds of miles VFR. Forecasts were accurate so it didn't surprise anyone. FAA airman registry does show him as a VFR...

I landed at PTK about 20 min after he went down. It was about 400 OVC and light rime in the clouds. Tops about 3800. With Y47 only having a VOR-A approach its unlikely that he saw anything at a legal circling mins altitude. According to fly aware it looks like he overflew the runway, then...

Did my CFI ride in a 172. I had about 700 hrs of TAA (SR22) and there was really no discussion of systems like you did on the commercial. Both the oral and the flight very closely followed the CFI PTS.

I have used both without any problems or delays. FTY is not as busy, if its closer that's the one I would go with.

My wife is not thrilled about flying - she wouldn't go up and just drill holes in the sky for fun, but she loves the ease and convenience. We have no family in the state, so pretty much every holiday and weekend away is somewhere at least an 8 hour car ride away. We have not driven in the car...

According to flight aware it looks like it made it to the base-final turn at KTOL. I landed last night at about 10 PM in Ann Arbor. Clear skies but some haze and really strong winds at pattern altitude. 220 at 35 kts at 1000 AGL. Only 5 kts on the surface. Easy to overshoot the base to...

My home FBO at PTK is Maven at Midfield. They just remodeled and are very nice folks. They take care of us piston guys very well. phone: 248.666.0550 email: support@MavenFBO.com ASRI: 131.525 6544 Highland Rd. Waterford, Michigan 48327

I did the same with Tom at Traverse Air this spring. About 8 hrs and ~$3K including checkride. Pretty simple.

If you really want to fly for years to come, get the Bose. If you think this is just a short term thing and you will soon give up, get the miserable David Clamps. Cost is pretty insignificant when compared with the total cost of a years flying.

I would pick a new CFI. Dumb statements like that make me think he is not even qualified to teach the 4 forces of flight in lesson 1.

How in the world can a 737 driver not know how to fly an ILS? No way this guy was actually instrument current and certificated commercial pilot. No chance. Hope they never let him fly again.

KFTY has always treated me well.

80% humid clear air won't be a problem. You need 100% humidity - that is visible moisture. Clouds, fog, mist, drizzle or freezing rain if you want ice. When its cold, snow is generally not a problem, just stay below the cloud it comes out of. Flew for 3 hrs in the snow last Friday night, not...

Really enjoy your videos, thanks for putting so much effort in. You and P1D are my favs.

I think it would be awesome for you and your daughter to learn together. I wish my Dad would have still been alive when I started my training. Have fun and enjoy the time together! As for headsets, invest in some ANC. I would take a used Bose X over a new DC passive headset any day. About...

Bose X - they work great and if you look around you can find them in the $350 range fairly easy.

Like the others said, you have 10 hours. Sounds to me like what you are experiencing is very normal. Stick with it, things will click and that feeling of being overloaded and behind the airplane will go away.

CPL is all visual flying. Maneuvers are fairly easy and fun. Expect the Oral to be similar to the PPL with a deeper dive into the regulations, execution details and aircraft systems. Even though you don't need a complex now, expect to be able to describe landing gear and constant speed prop...

looks like the Chute was a great option, would hate to have to put it down in that area at 65 kts.

Good for you! I am 41...would love to do the same thing, but with my age and college for 2 kids coming up in 4 years I just don't think I can afford it. Hoping that I can retire from my current job in my 50's and get on with a 135 or a regional 121 if I have enough hours by then. Currently...