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OP wants to be a professional pilot, all those things comes with the territory. And I know it’s OP’s choice in the end, but I can’t help but keep wondering if suggestion changing school etc will ultimately help in that goal of making this a career. Sure go to another school, get another...

Don’t disagree, but the point is that for most driving it doesn’t take as much effort.

There are a lot of different points where only you can decide if it is for you. There is the ability part because we all have our limits in different areas. This one is hard because we aren't there to see exactly what's going on. And even if we are, it's still your decision. Another area is do...

Could be your instructor, could be you. We can't really tell online and some of us aren't instructors do what do we know right? It is weird your instructor seemingly asking you to learn forced landings before solo. Mine never did that. We only did PFL where he'd pull power in the circuit and I...

I hear you. I took longer than expected cause of the not cold enough weather this past winter resulting in more lake effect weather in the Toronto area. It’ll all be worth the trouble when you get that pass.

Considering the potential consequences of getting things wrong, a good bit of advice is never hesitate to ask until you are sure you got what you needed. I had the experience of my earlier instructor who was a great guy but who didn’t have the experience of my current CFI. As such he wasn’t...

Done done done done! Just passed my Transport Canada flight test for PPL. Had to do the partial for unusual attitude under the hood cause the first time my reaction on throttle was bad. Got perfect on the retest. It might be the first time I am excited to do paperwork to apply for the license...

Like others said why rent to random Joe and janes coming into a flight school? Find a partner or two. Not only do they likely take better care. They can do some of the task of ownership like look for parts, help wash the plane etc.

Mine has told me to go more than once a week now we are getting ready for check ride. It was bad for a long while in their end of winter spring where weather made me missed weeks on end. Also doesn’t help he is working full time at a college flight program and can only do late afternoon or...

Your static port measure ambient (for the most part) pressure. The IAS is the difference between the pitot ram pressure and the static. So as your climb the static pressure decrease. So if you consider what that means to your original assumption of higher = less pitot ram pressure, what does...

And this is one of the reasons transport will give for their proposed change to what VFR mean up here..

Why just IOU and breaking one set of laws? He should be getting paid in IOUs for “favours” and break more laws. Heck get IOUs for “favours” in exchange for flying “goods ” from Mexico while he’s at it. Was the question even serious?

I had kinda point out a few replies back that IAS is the difference between the pitot and the static port. What happens to your static pressure as you climb? There is more to it. As others have said your TAS goes up. However the basic thought you had that there’s less pressure on the pitot so...

Let’s make this more fun. Air density changes with temperatures. Your actual AGL changes with temperature. 1,2,3 Discuss!

Remember IAS is a a measurement of difference between the static and pitot.

I think you oversimplified the problem. I have lots of experience trying to define clear rules for how to develop safety critical software and good software in general. And while you can get guidelines and rule of thumb it is very very hard, I’d say impossible to be absolutely clear. I could be...

What isn’t doing an inappropriate hand motion on the primer while making eh, faces, part of the rite of passage for pilots?

We are talking which log books here? Up here in the North with the school I go to the journey logs are part of the routine pre flight. You get the bag with the insurance, weight and balance, stc certs, and the journey log with the keys. You review the journey log before the flight to check for...

Find a local flight school. They should be able to tell you the rest. Here in Canada the student permit comes after you have trained for a while, pass the PSTAR and they think you are ready to solo. After that you still have to finish training and pass the check ride. Since you seem to be...

Absolutely. Just seems there was some legend making here instead of just business as it really was.