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Most likely a broken spring on the torsion bar, it could be loose also loose pulley or sheared off key way on the opener motor shaft. Clutch adjustment needed. most obvious suspects

It was quite a few years ago, pre acs Just discouraged. Due to preferences

I was encouraged to use it on the ifr ride by my instructor, it’s a tool to help you stay on course while doing other things to get ready for an approach. I was not advised to use it for approaches, the examiner in that area wanted the approaches by hand

Certainly much more fun

Old school cfi’s always bragged about how the least amount of hours they soloed their students. Personally, I think that is almost criminal. I soloed in 11 hrs, I probly should have had at least 3-5 hrs more. And the national average for ppl is 65, That’s what it took me. If I were a...

Man that sucks, I was able to see Czech mate a couple of times in the hanger at shafter airport, it was with Strega.

I meant was, people get hung up on the lsa catagory of a plane, they think that a private or better cannot fly an lsa or the hours don’t count. I have ran across that. anybody can fly an lsa, private, light sport ticket. light sport ticket can only fly lsa solo or better. sorry for the...

Aircraft is irrelevant You can do private training in a lsa catagory plane, you can take checkride in same plane, you can fly a lsa plane. Private requires medical, to solo, check ride and fly under private privileges. Period! light sport class doesn’t need medical and less training...

You will have to switch planes or get a 3rd class, Light sport privileges will not allow solo in the 150. Of course, that depends on how well you learn the initial phases, People general solo between 8 hrs and 15 hrs average

You will certainly want to stay away from Wyoming, unless you want wind practice

Nice little place to take a break. Very little traffic,

Good to know, thanks

Just get the 107, it’s not that difficult, even for a non pilot, Then he is covered, why try to skirt the rules ok, what if his neighbor asks him to spray his property, then he is covered and can makes some extra bucks.

Wings of Wyoming in Cheyenne, winds but never over 90 deg Western plains in Greeley co, less winds, just a little warmer I’m sure there is something at Fort Collins, Longmont, broomfield and centenial

I had access to a 172 with the del air conversion, 180 with c/s prop It was awesome on climb,VX was insane. cruise was just a bit more. It’s what the 172 should have been

What ever you prefer. Transition from one to the other is no biggie either. it’s best to fly them both especially if you rent, gives you more options

That’s assuming he ran the stairs all the way down, Maybe he didn’t need too to exit the plane

2002 4 runner and 2018 4 runner

Just found out about this, it doesn’t look like a local, RIP https://news.yahoo.com/experimental-plane-crashed-morning-storage-015000241.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Del air in porterville ca, has an stc for larger tanks on the 150 & maybe the 172, you would have to check to see if he can do the 180