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They fly REALLY high out in the desert. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjv5k4/inside-the-most-exclusive-high-powered-rocketry-event-in-america There’s a big launch in Orangeburg, SC every year also. They get FAA waivers to 10000’. Nowhere near how high they fly them in the desert, but...

I haven’t seen TMB this quiet since our last TFR. Dean appears to be closed for the day. Still some traffic in and out but nothing close to a normal day. Things will rebound with time I suppose...

Wow. This is a very popular training area, everyone training out of TMB uses it, including me. This seemed to happen right on the approach into the airport. This is unsettling, to say the least. RIP to those involved.

Was supposed to fly today. Trump TFR over Miami ended that idea. It’s too bad, it’s severe VFR today with cool (for Miami) temps. Now vacation will keep me grounded for another week. C’est la vie. It’s eerie seeing the airport so dead on a day like this...

Take off every Bo!!

Ahhhh, the Garden of Eden. Good times! :D:D:D Are you based out of S. FL?

Looking good. Enjoy!

I know nothing about this kind of mx work, so forgive my ignorant question. Is it possible that after the mechanics inspected the plane after the reports of a hard landing, they did something wrong putting it back together? BTW I'm not even speculating this to be the case, just curious whether...

Thanks! Mine is for Ankylosing Spondylitis. Had it since I was 16. Never thought it could keep me from flying, given how functional I am... Even when they get it right, they get it wrong! Or vice-versa? :p:p:p

Bad news and good news. Bad news: my wife and 11-month old son got sick late last week, which meant me staying up all night and not being in shape to fly on Friday. So I rescheduled for Monday (today) but of course the transitive property of family illness caught up with me, and I've been...

He is CFII and MEI, and A&P, and whatever the qualification is that lets him inspect other folks' mx work on behalf of the FAA. He is the lead instructor for our club and leads the mx work for our planes, and is an officer of the club. He's been around forever and isn't going anywhere. That's...

Funny you mention spins. He was trying to induce some level of rotation out of one of the stalls but the plane wouldn't do it. Pretty sure that would have been my intro to spins. I'm glad it didn't work. I'm not giving up on the CFI after one lesson. I really like him and I think we can be...

Yes. Prior to doing the stall work my CFI said "I can't make you like stalls, but you have to be able to handle them". I indicated that I would be comfortable giving it a shot. To be clear, fear wasn't my issue. It was airsickness. I don't usually have motion sickness problems so I'm hoping...

I just posted a wall of text on this. https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/my-road-to-the-ppl.109925/ Sorry for the late response. I needed some time to think....

Started on Monday. See https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/its-time-anything-to-prepare-for.109802 for some of the pre-discussion leading up to this day. I'll use this thread to chronicle my adventures. Warning: This first post is lengthy. I won't be offended if you tl;dr; it...

First off - THANK YOU ALL for the excellent and thoughtful responses to my newbie question. There are too many great replies on here to quote and respond to individually, but I have read and taken each to heart. Eman - you were right, this has been the longest weekend of my life, other than...

Okay! I'll try to relax, get some more reading in, and enjoy the day on Monday. Thanks again. I'll let you all know how badly I frightened my CFI once I'm done :D:D:D

Cool, thanks for the responses. I'm really excited and want to be sure I do it right. As for the PHAK and AFH - I'm probably about halfway through the PHAK but haven't yet touched the AFH. Any reason I should put down the PHAK for a bit and read AFH for awhile? Or am I good with my current...

Hi all, My first training flight (PPL) is scheduled for Monday. 2.25 hours scheduled with a very well-respected CFI at my club. While I've been working through the medical process, I've been self-studying with the Sporty's kit (videos, FAA Books, etc.) and some other resources, including "The...

This is a fantastic post. I just want to point out that there are conditions that will prevent the AME from issuing, and will require a deferral with no way around it. If you have one of those, follow the point I quoted above carefully. There are AMEs out there who have your interests at...