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Really? I did mine here in Southern California in 2016. Started May 28th, solo flight at 14.3 hours, check ride on October 15th (4 1/2 months) at 46.7 hours on the first try. http://intothesky.us/2016/10/15/check-ride/

This is the one that I was thinking about.

I showed that article to my dad awhile back, he was an instructor pilot in T-38's for a number of years. He enjoyed the read, brought back a lot of great memories and got him telling me stories of his own that I hadn't heard before.

I'll second myflightbook, great online tool.

If you are going with an air mattress I suggest using a twin air mattress and then an inflatable sleeping pad on top of it. When you put a sleeping pad on top of the air mattress it acts like a snowshoe and keeps your weight spread out over the mattress. No more of that having your butt on the...

Great food at Harris Ranch We had a fly in there last year It was the narrowest runway I had landed at but just makes you more precise.

This is true, there are high wing and low wing that can be found to fit most missions (with the exception of back country stuff and then high wings have a decided advantage). However I have always been partial to the way the low wing looks, hence the reason I did my PPL at a school that had...

Yep, I spend quite a bit of time over there and stop in here every once in a while.

Super easy and can be done for under $20. http://intothesky.us/window-tinting/

It depends on the airport. I did my PPL out of Chino (KCNO) and ground would give you a squawk if you asked for flight following. I tried to pick up FF once departing San Bernardino (KSBD) a few miles away and the tower said they didn't have the capability and to contact SoCal Approach in the...

Oh, one more thing to add. After you are logged into Flightaware, click on your name in the upper left corner and select "Account." Scroll down to option #6 "Position Only Flights" and select the option to "Show Position Only Flights." Without that they won't show up if there is not a filed...

I don't have much to add about the procedures that hasn't been said above. There are differences from region to region on what the controllers are and aren't looking for. As far as Flightaware goes, if they have given you a squawk then you are going to show up on it in my experience. If you...

I agree completely. The more time you have, the longer you can go between flights and it will not have as much impact on your proficiency. I only have a little over 200 hours in the year and a half since I started flying (a little under 50 to get my PPL and a little over 150 in the first year...

I have only done one so far. We picked up a dog near Sacramento, and brought him back to SoCal. He was fostered here for a week and then we took him to Phoenix. The people we were working with were great. I told them I often go to Phoenix to visit family and they asked me to let them know when I...

Bought my plane in AZ in Dec 2016 and keep it in CA. Early 2017 I received a bill from the County where it is hangared for a few hundred dollars. Kept waiting for the bill from the state BOE for the use tax to show up. It finally did almost a year later in Nov 2017 and was due by the end of that...

It's amazing that somehow the internet managed to work for a long time without net neutrality that was only around for the last two years... I have an idea, let's get rid of all the toll roads out there. It's not fair that someone who wants to pay extra to get somewhere faster on better roads...

My everyday casual boot which works well for flying too. No slipping walking around, leather, can feel the pedals well. I had one pair that lasted me years and when they were worn out I just bought the same thing again. Timberland Men's Mt. Maddsen Hiker Boot

Bunny Boots! My dad wore those when he was flying HC-130's in Alaska back in the early 80's.

It's interesting with the Santa Ana's to see the airports above the passes with little to no wind and below the passes with 30-40 knot winds. It's been blowing all week and is supposed to continue through tomorrow. This was from yesterday morning. The further you get away from the canyons the...

I wouldn't fly over that area this week. They have the Santa Ana winds forecast through Thursday. https://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=da73c678ee5cbbec&hl=en&gl=US&source=web