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I agree on the first point - the second is just comfort and experience - just like you note.

a) you don't fly a lot here - do you? b) ATC knows where the layer tops are. c) we have radio soundings and aircraft reports up the wazoo as to where the bases and tops are. . . .

James- I'm telling you that sometimes these flights do NOT show up in the system. I cannot control how a controller enters a flight. They are conducted under IFR but they are not prefiled - and are OFTEN set up as VFR flights by ATC. I have departed IFR to VFR on top from KPOC on several...

Depends how thick the layer was - but - KSEE is one of those airports that you cannot get back into easily IFR. No ILS. No precision approach - the RNAV 17 gives you your lowest mins and thats a 1000' AGL. So a 300' or 400' ceiling means the airport is not accessible - Part 91 can depart...

In order to stop the crazy speculation over IFR flight plans from those who don't know SoCal - you don't need to pre-file a flight plan here in SoCal. there is so much fog and stratus that people often take off from an airport that has a 800-1000' ceiling and climb to VFR on top - and then go...

if its your first medical you're going to have to list every single drug you took back to being born - so make sure you identify that silver nitrate in your eyes at birth - and you must report all medical visits since birth. Thats the technical language of the form. Before you fill out the...

well . . there is no class B from the pass to orange county to really worry about - its starts out way above you and by the time you wander through Ontario's Charlie you're well south of it - my route from Glendale home [POC] is usually BXK - BLH - SHADI - PSP - then I go direct KONT through the...

My mechanic has told me in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017 that my prop seal was leaking. In 2014 I objected and said you replaced it two years ago - "yeah yeah yeah, blah blah blah, it can fail you flew it alot" In 2016 I objected again - and he "blah blah blah you didn't fly it alot" So I...

The first time you drank you had a breathalyzer and blew a 0.16? Thats what you are having us believe? That was awfully convenient.

Paperwork doesn't make an aircraft safe to fly - and brash commentary doesn't make a pilot unsafe. We don't want to talk about the old guy who gave me my first lessons in the mid 70's in an explorer program. . . he'd fail so many FAA rules of thumb and corporate instructional classes that...

I saw 127 pretty often in my Cherokee 180C at 5500-6500 - I only went higher to escape the bumps or get a tailwind. I'd flightplan 125 but then the hershey bars were more reliable if not a little slower. but they weighted less - so - who knows - you calc'd and live with what you get. My...

depends how good you are and how fast you pick it up. Like everything else. Do NOT ever pay money upfront for a discounted future airplane rental. you can figure out why. flights schools have a slightly longer shelf life than sushi grade tuna. Twice a week minimum - three times is better...

"I'll never drink before flying" But you did - the qualifier is how FAR in advance did you stop drinking. I'll be honest- anyone who blows a 0.156 and is still conscious enough to be able to communicate with a police officer and not stumble out of a car has alcohol tolerance. Tolerance is...

you can always lie - but then you have to remember what it is - and PRE-SELECTED answers make it confusing to lie. I used to just put the same answer to everything when I was able to fill in the blanks - it was an 8 letter random letter number combo - which I was able to memorize like anything...

which means no pilot will likely do it because part of monovision requires training your brain to work the difference - and if you don't do it all the time - your brain gets confused and your vision is just blurry. defeating the purpose entirely.

You can sue them for negligence - proving they violated the standard of care - what is the standard of care? There is none. Which is why the ONLY decent prebuy is an annual inspection. Remember- it is an inspection. Not a repair of every squawk they find. YOU have to pay for it. Of course...

@Brad Z - actually Brad - the proposed deal was exactly the opposite of your assumption . . . The seller had the airplane listed in multiple locations. The seller is the registered owner according to the FAA database. The seller, in the middle of our discussions, told me that he was giving...

I'll tell y'all that I put Sumitomo's on my wife's Mercedes after reading a bunch of reviews - they were every bit as good as the Michelin Pilot Sport's it started with - for about 40% of the price. Lasted about 2/3ds as long - a real win.

Amazon? Walmart? They deliver now. Call for an Uber - its 2017.

Do you have local volunteer rescue fire departments? If so, I'd start calling - see if there are any guys who asked about joining a local VFD and who said they had some tools. . . . or just if anyone asked to join recently. Pay them a visit - be friendly and ask to check their truck out-...