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I've been telling my students that for years. Here in Michigan there is some G that goes to 14,500 along the Northern border.

Need more info, but sounds like you may be over correcting. Your scan is everything. Catch deviations as early as possible, so small corrections are all you need. Big corrections need big un-corrections when back on track, and you tend to zig-zag (both lateral and vertical). Are you...

Airplane engines are older technology compared to car engines. Air cooled and light weight means they have larger tolerances due to the thermal characteristics, and therefore use oil. It is just a characteristic, not a problem. Oil holds contaminates in suspension, so that the oil filter can...

It is charged by a USB plug which is 5V.

All you can do is put a cushion behind your back. Get 6PC (McGuyver) to whip one up for you! :rolleyes: Whenever I do Pinch Hitter flights, bringing a cushion of some sort is 'standard equipment'. I even had a young lady who needed a cushion in the Skycatcher (which has adjustable rudder...

As long as the 'instruction' flights were dead-heads (no people/cargo for hire on board), then you were operating Part 91 and it is OK. That is how I did it ;)

The AOA at absolute ceiling is where drag is at it's minimum, and that is above stall. Review the drag curves for an airplane. Parasite drag increases with speed, induced drag decreases with speed. Total drag is "U" shaped, and the bottom of the U is where the Vx and Vy speeds are. You...

Back in the '70s and '80's I instructed primary students out of STL. We had a flying club based there. Things were more GA friendly back then. Prior to that I instructed at 1H0. The Creve Coeur students always feared going into STL initially, and the STL students were nervous going into...

What is your source for the 'correct' answer? I agree with you that the 'correct' answer should be 'Teardrop' or 'Teardrop or Parallel' (even though that choice is not given). There should be no preferences when on the border. When 'on the border' it is the pilot's choice. Actually since...

If you have IMMEDIATE notification of the failure (a warning light/tone), it gives you a fair amount of time to decide what to do - depends on the health of your battery of course. Plus you can immediately turn off stuff to maximize the juice you have in the battery. If you don't have this...

I have overflown Canada quite a few times, even flying the northern edge of Lake Erie and talking to Canadian ATC a few times, and have never gotten a bill. This post will probably jinx me for the next time :rolleyes:

Well, you try to keep the natural frequency of structures away from the range of any known exciting frequencies being generated. Easier said than done because there are so many parts, and lots of them move! :eek: An example: a number of folks experience cracking in the weld of the step on A...

The 'spot' (area) that doesn't move is your aim point - but where it is on the windshield is affected by pitch (as noted already). Sounds like you have things pretty well figured out, even if you can't explain it. Watch the spot you want as your aim point, wherever it is on the windshield...

Our flight school has 2 C172SPs that fly quite a bit. One has over 3000 hrs tach time, the other over 2100 hrs tach time. They get 100 hr inspections ( basically an annual) every couple/few months and all engine checks (compressions, oil analysis) are good. Regular use (and no abuse) makes...

I fly over the lake every year. Those areas are inactive during AirVenture, but I always check with FSS just to be sure.

That is airfoil and speed dependent. The CTSW (at least the one I flew a few years ago) has a glider airfoil - the flaps are actually reflex in cruise. That lowers drag at cruise speed and AOA. Slow down and you move to a less desirable portion of the drag curve in that configuratiion. Your...

I got my BSAE at WVU (go Mountaineers!)

Frankenmouth: 66G. It is a grass strip, typically in very good shape (barring recent rain). You can walk to town if you want. HYX isn't too far, nice airport but not much there. Don't know how easy it is to rent a car there. The bigger airports have better facilities, just farther away...

You really need more than a weekend ground school to truly absorb and understand the info. There are a number of computer based courses that are very well done. They allow you to go at your own pace and your own timeframe. Some people prefer an actual classroom course, but those are harder to...

No published DME arcs in SE MI. There is one for TVC ILS. You will have to roll your own around here.