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Not exactly. He’s been a CFI for a while but recently transitioned to doing it full time after leaving his other career after 20+ yrs. I suspect he’s done quite a bit more IFR instruction than primary PPL. Honestly, I’ve perceived the time under the hood as productive in a lot of ways so don’t...

Problem is, the section on simulators below that one, which allows up to 2.5hr of simulator time, doesn’t specify what you can and can’t count. The LOA does of course... oh well. Wanted to go flying again anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The FAA doesn’t write children’s books. Even courts struggle to interpret their regs... http://www.flyingmag.com/story/training/fars-interpretation-threatens-flight-instruction/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Meh. We both read it. I even researched it, though obviously not well enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My CFI and I both *believed* I could apply my qualified-CFI-instructed 1.2 instrument hours to the 3 hours required of "control and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments". Today I learned, by filling out my iacra application, that that is not the case. I was able to...

I took mine apart and reseated it. Then I’ve found it has to be mounted exactly parallel to the airframe, so like on the driver or passenger window instead of in the back (in my C150). Then you gotta calibrate it on the ground via the web interface, then reset the AHRS in Foreflight - sometimes...

No plan yet. My instructor is booked up this week but I’ll be watching his schedule for cancelations. I figure it’s probably prudent to wait until I’m actually qualified for it to schedule the checkride but I’m just crossing fingers the DPE isn’t too busy. Hard telling, not knowing. Sent from...

That’s great Zeek. It’s possible to plan the xc over the lake as long as you calculate the risk exposure (how many minutes beyond glide of the shore etc) and identify anything you’d need to do it safely (e.g. life vests, life boat if applicable), however if he wants you to start the xc after...

Sentry (and the other similar devices) will act as a backup AHRS, and high resolution GPS too, in addition to ADS-B. The GPS on your iPad will be meh/ok, but having WAAS accuracy makes the track logs really pretty later :) Stratux is $165 on Amazon if you’re willing to build it. It’s pretty...

I was unaware that the candidate picks the minimums. This solves a lot of problems. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Your post identifies so many of my own thoughts but fleshes then out is really useful and specific ways - thank you. This above was very helpful validation. I really did feel like we were scraping the backside of the power curve at 30 degrees with full throttle. Sent from my iPhone using...

Fantastic news! Your description of your 15kt day sounds a lot like my lesson Friday. Hoping for a night xc tonight but the wind may be too much. Getting close! Hope wed am works out and you knock it out of the park. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Excellent feedback - thanks all. I appreciate the sounds advice, 1st hand experience, links to relevant deep dives and validation that I’m (probably) not crazy for worrying about it. I love this forum. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was up on Friday with my CFI in pretty blowy conditions, and holding altitude was a bear. My question is for you DPEs, so I can properly prepare. Do you want (require?) full flaps for slow flight? Our Cessna 150 has 40 degrees of flaps, and it makes the plane a slave to the wind. Oh sure...

For any of you on the fence - I picked up a pair of Zulu 3’s from @pigpenracing via his barnstormer ad. They were basically brand new and they’re my favorite headset yet, having tried a handful of others. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had a blowy lesson yesterday after 40 days away. I thought the maneuvers were pretty rough, approach was truly ugly but the landing worked out okay. My instructor must have been okay with it all because he renewed my solo endorsement, increased my wind limitations a little and added a 172 to it...

Ha! I needed 0.2 solo hours before my last flight. Went to another local field for breakfast with another PoA pilot. It was nice to actually use GA for a thing. I’m looking forward to getting the night xc done. The plan is to do some of it under the hood so afterwards I’ll know how much more...

Way to go! I missed a stupid question about blood alcohol level and the fricken emergency squak code. Stupid [emoji1787] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

43.9 but who’s counting? I need a night xc and 1.4hr instruments. Then probably about 10 hours to clean up my ACS maneuvers before my check ride. Lol. Hoping to do it in May but I’ll take June too. You? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m no expert but I do believe there is a question pool, and the algorithm that is used is mysterious. I got a handful of questions about blood alcohol stuff (which I whiffed I believe) - hadn’t seen more than one or two on practice tests. People had drawn in my book too - seemingly for a lot...