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AOPA is a broker, not the insurer. Sounds like there are some details your are leaving out, maybe you don’t have them. But, if the student had a gear up incident already, the insurance company is likely out $50k + For the engine/prop/belly repairs on this account and will never make it back...

For under $200k, Turbo Cessna 210 with TKS. You know what they say - “a twin piston only takes you to the scene of the crash”.

Variable. For work I've had a tiny bird go through a windshield on a helo and slam into a passengers face, sending her to the hospital(she was fine). I had jet engine basically explode from what was probably an eagle or vulture. We took it to the repair facility and engineers descended from...

Another C-206 vote for me. For $300k turbo is an option as well. 182 is a good airplane but you won't fit 4 adults(or non-toddlers), a dog and gear in one. C-206 or 205, maybe with an IO-520 or 550 engine fits your mission.

No fear. Don’t know why, i guess it was long standing goal of mine. Only fear was when i was solo(after a long break) in a Citabria and started going through the basic aero stuff, blew through VNE and pulled out of a dive in a cold sweat.

Arrow would be ok but a good one not in his price range. Piper Comanche 250 is an option with good AP and GPS. But Mooneydriver has a point. Unless you are very flexible timewise, you’ll still need to hop on the airlines now and then unless you have full FIKI systems and avionics for bad...

This. I think the only model that fits your needs would be a C-172RG. But even then, it’s a serious haul to CO in that thing. I’m afraid that other than a Mooney, you’ll need more than $80k to find a reliable real cross country machine. Autopilot is no big deal for training. I didn’t...

LA sprawl, LAX, Torrey Pines in San Diego. Last Friday’s work flight.

Turbulence never bothered me. But extended time in cumulus is not fun nor prudent in GA piston aircraft, even if IFR capable. Boeings and Airbuses don’t hang out in cumulus for extended periods, so Cessna/Pipers/Beech etc probably shouldn’t. I avoid If possible, even on an IFR flight plan...

I've flown with those guys in their Hueys out there in the desert. Good operation, sad to hear. Single engine UH1s are still cost effective in these rolls, still a lot of them out there.

DA40 is fun but for 3 people some of the time I’d go 182. Easy to get in/out for your wife, can carry a kid. Sounds very unlikely all 4 of you will fly together but can be done in the 182. Certainly not as sexy as a DA40, but one of the best airplanes ever made. Depending on your wallet you...

C-205 with a IO550(Texas skyways) engine. No pesky turbo failures like we had on our T182T. You can find a C-205 for around 100k or less, and upgrade the engine. Probably be equal to a T206 and certainly less that a 207. https://www.txskyways.com/services

Yes...per se. How I understand it, and, I don't understand a whole lot, once you're in, you can do the bare minimum to stay active and have a side gig. I know of a couple FOs that are also nurses/PAs. Just don't expect to be promoted. On the other side of the spectrum, i know captains with...

As one who has a bachelors and community college trade certs , i think CC is fantastic to start, and then move onto a uni degree. Do community college, go for a trade as well as the prerequisites for university. IE; A&P, better yet electronics/electrical tech, then transfer into university...

As other have mentioned, it's like driving buzzed. No one will know until you careen into a ditch, get ratted out, get pulled over, or hit somebody. If and when that point comes, you got trouble. If NTSB gets involved, FAA will have to punish you. If you injure a paying passenger when you...

I’ve known a few people who would search the N numbers of planes rotting on the ramp, and mail letters to the owners offering free disposal, and if in good condition, a nominal salvage offer. More than a few owners just looking to get out from under the planes for whatever reason would take...

Get your ratings up to commercial first and then worry about specific flying for that. As others have said, military experience is preferable since they train you in the heavy iron doing tactical stuff immediately. Civilian route, you should do aerobatics, bush flying in Alaska or Africa, get...

JATO at San Carlos, which is the local airport. Palo Alto is down the road. https://jatoaviation.com/san-carlos-rental-aircraft