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Does anyone know above what height any object must be charted on sectionals or aviation maps like ForeFlight? Is there even such a requirement that any object above a certain height be charted? For example, sometimes I'll see poles or towers indicated which are as low as 50 feet AGL, but I've...

The SR22 has built-in oxygen, the SR20 does not, but it does have any empty plate for where the oxygen button would go. Does anyone know or have a diagram of what's involved behind-the-panel for the Cirrus's built-in oxygen system? Is the panel mount switch also the regulator and it simply...

I suppose this begs the question: What is the value of the yaw damper on a 200hp airplane? The higher the horsepower the more yaw during a climb, right? So did Cirrus find that the 200hp SR20 really doesn't need a yaw damper whereas the 300hp SR22 does benefit from it? Other than climb, where...

Interesting! Any evidence somewhere that the SR20 has a yaw damper? So every Cirrus made today does indeed have a yaw damper? Would that mean including the mention of a "yaw damper" in the Cirrus Executive package is just marketing BS since every Cirrus already has it?

I searched Google and see mention of "optional yaw damper" in reviews for the SR20, but see no mention of a yaw damper in any packages or options offered on the current SR20 on Cirrus's website. For the SR22 and SR22T, on the options sheet it mentions a yaw damper included in the Cirrus...

Sorry in advance if this is a stupid question, but I noticed MIA was recently reporting ¼ vis but with 3,000 RVR. So if the minimums are 1/2 sm visibility, is this legal or not? 3000 RVR converts to 5/8 vis so does a part 91 piston pilot use the ¼ vis or the RVR conversion? I'm guessing the part...

His G650 regularly flies in and out of KHHR, but their runway is just 4,884’ and the G650 supposedly needs 5,858’ for T/O. So what’s going on? Did he install some Raptor rocket engines on it for JATO? I understand 5,858’ is based on MTOW, but even if we assume they takeoff from KHHR with half...

And instrument sexy.

2020: 469,062 total pilots (excluding student pilots). 316,651 total pilots w/IR. That would indicate 68% of pilots are IR!! Love how my very experienced instructor with 50 years of flying experience was dead on balls certain that only 2% of pilots are IR. The only thing worse than not knowing...

Done! https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/quick-poll-for-everyone-which-are-you.137889/

Instrument rated or not instrument rated? Please don't answer this if you're an airline pilot. Trying to get a sense of how many part 91 pilots are IR. https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/how-many-ir-pilots-are-there.137888/#post-3248980

I agree. I think theres' two questions here: How many airline pilots are there in the world? And then how many part 91 pilots are IR? Because every airline pilot will be IR. I think it would be more interesting to know how many part 91 pilots are IR.

If it's actually going to die, I sure as heck want it to die right there on the ground rather than when I'm in the air!

THANK YOU! I figured out the answer to my question from this graphic alone. What I take away from it is: The 1,000' fixed distance markers are just an aiming point for airliners. And when they aim for the 1,000' fixed distance markers, their main gear -- which is quite below them and far behind...

Isn't that why we pull to idle during run-up to make sure it doesn't quit? I noticed that some pilots pull to idle for about one second during run-up. I think that's foolhardy. I like to let it sit there at idle for at least 5 to 10 seconds just to confirm that when I'm coming in over the...

My IR instructor told me only 2% of pilots are instrument rated. I replied "Are you sure? That seems extraordinarily low." He said, yup, they are a rare breed. Well, if there's about 1,000,000 pilots worldwide, that would mean there's only 20,000 pilots who are instrument rated. But, it appears...

That was the most helpful. Thank you! Weather avoidance. Pilots may sometimes request to avoid convective clouds (CBs) by flying a parallel offset instead of a heading change. The magnitude of the deviation may be much greater than what is normally expected in the separation or wake turbulence...

Thanks all. OK, so if you're landing an airliner, aim for the 1000' fixed distance markers (so you don't drag your big ass through the grass). If you're landing a GA aircraft, aim for the numbers. (But if you're landing a GA aircraft at night, probably use the VASI/PAPI and aim for the 1000'...

Why is LNAV+V advisory only on the glide slope? What is it using to provide the “advisory” glide slope? GPS?

Why do pilots land at the thousand foot markers on a runway? What’s the rationale for not trying to land at the first available opportunity on the runway, which would be the numbers? Why overfly 1,000 feet of usable runway? I understand that the glide slope directs you down to that point, but why?