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Thanks. Right now, I'm hoping for a warranty replacement. If not, I'll check them out.

I just went to the shop and asked. The mechanic said absolutely not. He is aware that these pumps are not meant to be on continuously and that would severely limit their life. He is baffled himself.

I had a belly drain fuel leak repaired which required the fuel tanks to be drained as there is no shut off between the tanks and the belly drains, where the leak was. After the repair, I found the electric boost pump sounding hushed and not providing a boost in pressure. This is odd to me...

VCB is a nice destination. Yes, Travis will let you overfly. Don't plan on being allowed into the Travis Delta, however. If you're on flight following, they'll hand you off to Travis Approach who can help you. There's plenty of room to stay above Travis Delta and enter the pattern at VCB. I've...

Yeah...so let them demonstrate it by effectively teaching something on the practical.

Or, just the ability to sell.

Yeah...I see a whole lot of former students who once had tens of thousands of dollars in savings and left with practically NOTHING. Not even a certificate or even close to checkride ready. Having been "taken" by CFIs who merely go through the motions of teaching and taking the money by the...

I think people who use the excuse that they will do a better job if they got paid more will continue to do a lousy job no matter how much they got paid. My observation aligns with the OP...I can't help but feel there is a huge percentage of flight instructors that just aren't any good. And it...

You asked the question, "Does the instructor, by accepting the role as acting PIC, automatically become a required crewmember?" I don't know about "required", but it will be clear that you will no longer be acting PIC and he definitely becomes a crewmember, required or not. My point is that...

Didn't that one have to do with medical or something. Yeah...bad. but I was hoping for something closer to this particular topic.

I'm glad to hear that. I feel the same way. I know a few people at the local fsdo and they are very nice. I don't see them doing anything untowardly. And they are very busy with other things.

I would love to see some of these cases. The only ones I've heard of are of pilots trying to get away with some of their own creativity. If you can point me to some, I'd appreciate it.

Or, in the OP's case, it may INDEED be completely allowed by the regs.

OK...you also don't trust the Feds. I get it. And you have some experience with officials busting the rules in your area. I agree that some low-level lackey can flash a badge and make life miserable for someone totally innocent. But appears you agree, objectively, the OP is within the regs?

Ahhh...so you agree the OP is within the regs but just believe the FAA will manufacture some trumped up charge because they will have a beef with him? OK... I guess I'm just not that cynical. There was a company (that shall not be named) that was attempting to match up people with "common...

Thanks. But I still read it as applying to shared expenses. Especially this phrase explaining it in what you cited: "...and recognized the FAA’s “common purpose test” as a LIMITATION ON THE EXPENSE-SHARING provision of § 61.113(c). Help me out a bit more here. Seems they can challenge your...

I don't think it says that...it says "...either can act as PIC." Which means to me, one or the other but not both. I don't know about what you're trying to argue. A lot of potholes. 1) You're supposed to be performing the duties of PIC. Yet you'll be under the hood. Can you really be acting...

I have been reading these posts with interest but couldn't help thinking that there are a lot of misconceptions that leads to a lot of misunderstanding about this topic. I am not a lawyer but I want to post my thinking and get a check on my logic. So here goes. 1) From what I've read in the...

I think most of us believed you did really well and deserved better. All the best! Hope to hear more from you.