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He had a uniform on. I thought that meant he was a good pilot?

Leg in rear seat - not bad for anyone sub 6'. Of course it depends on the two in the front seats in how far back they have their seats. Still, the Commander is certainly not a "roomy" airplane in the back seats in regard to leg room. Plenty of shoulder room and head room back there, but not...

Commander 114B owner here. I bought mine sight unseen without ever having sat in one much less fly in one. I flew up to Long Island from Texas to pick mine up and knew within 10 minutes of taking off from Islip Long Island on the return trip that I made a great decision. Now....I got lucky...

Beech Sundowner with Lycoming O-360. Fuel flow meter reads perfectly - steady with no fluctuations - when on the engine mechanical fuel pump. If the auxiliary fuel pump is turn on, the flow meter immediately goes to 0. Fuel pressure reading is unaffected. Electric fuel pump is located...

I have a 25 hour engine that if I had to buy it now I would not be able to do it. Driving to the inlaws this weekend. 4 hour drive vs 1-1/2 hour flight. Very bummed but I flew through one of these about two years ago and it was nasty. Not going to put a newly factory rebuilt engine through...

OK, I did not mention this, but I thought the same thing - I have NEVER "lined up and waited" at a non-towered airport. I have always waited behind the hold short line until I saw (or hopefully got the "clear" call from the aircraft on the active runway) before I pulled out on the runway and...

I got my PPL at 18 years old. No parent in their right mind should have let me take their kids up. But, that was 38 years ago back when kids left the house there was no way to know where they were. No tracking devices. Great time to grow up.

I can't speak for the New Braunfels airport, but of the rivers to float, I like the Comal better. Less crowded. Schlitterbahn is alot of fun too, although I am not sure of the COVID restrictions. In regard to Conroe, you are in for a treat. Galaxy FBO is great. No landing fee even if you...

Obviously lots of variables, but I went with a Lycoming factory remanufactured IO-540 engine. I wanted the roller tappets AND I had a first run engine to turn in which makes a huge difference on the net cost of this option. Lycoming really wants first run engines to where it made the total...

The problem you have is that you are 47 with a wife and kids, so you think about things - probably over thinking. Your stress level and anxiety will go down GREATLY once you start flying, learning, and ultimately enjoying the experience again. Trust me on this. I took lessons and got my...

I made my first flight since the start of the pandemic into Houston this past Tuesday. It was in pretty heavy IMC so there was not very much GA traffic and hardly any airlines because of the plague. It was really depressing. It almost seemed like a post apocalypse type of situation. ATC still...

I learned to fly back in 1981 when a good number of airplanes did not have radios and of course no ADSB. I have had my share of "surprises". I can change my mind from day to day on the "requirement" part of it - there are definitely pros and cons. I can tell you that there are alot of pilots...

I think you made the right call. You need to feel comfortable, but not in the sense of complete "at ease" just comfortable in that you believe the relative risk is worth the trip. Let's face it, we are all taking some sort of risk every time we go up in a SEL airplane, and even just making...

I am running Electroaire on two engines 0-360 and IO-540. Run fine wires on both EI's (massive on the mags) and do not have any issues with fouling with either engine. Of course I am not sure that the Electroaire will require exactly the same set up as the SureFly. Electroaire is pretty...

I think it depends on the stage of life that you are in when you begin training. I was 17 years old when I started my PPL training, soloed at 17, and got my PPL at 18. To be honest, I was never nervous or had any doubt that I was ready to solo after my discovery flight. That attitude is not a...

Could not agree more. I actually accidentally figured it out - although I could not figure out how to get rid of the "Planner" box!

In the Planner box, click on that little calculator icon next to the Altitude box. That will allow you to view different altitudes and choose between VFR and IFR.

OK! Now I like it!

I like it after just a few minutes of playing around with it. Can anyone figure out how to move that data box out of the middle of the screen though? That thing is a little obtrusive.

Jerry definitely at times fly patterns like he used to be in the military. He looks to me to use some sort of "overhead break" maneuver when turning from downwind to base / final, which is typical in the military when they have lots of high performance aircraft to get down in a hurry. I am not...