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I learned and qualified as a Sport Pilot at Denver Centennial (APA). It is a crazy busy class D. The controllers there are sometimes thought of as having little patience for people who don't get it and respond quickly on the radio. I don't think they are that bad but I know PPL's that hate to...

I had a 496 in my Gobosh but the screen size was just a little too small for me. I got the 796 and had it installed to replace the 496. The 796 is outstanding in my opinion. I have used it for some long cross countries >1400 miles and it is just a really good tool. The multi-touch interface...

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I ended up flying down from Colorado. I made it as far as Dallas before running into crazy surface winds for a couple days earlier this week. In looking at the forecasted headwinds for the return trip I decided to just leave me plane in Dallas and grab a flight out of DFW to MCO and drove down...

I wasn't a pilot in the Air Force but I did fly as a crewmember onboard both C-130 and C-135 variants. In both cases I was able to get right seat time in the air since we flew such long flights. Obviously it was just for familiarization and fun but it was interesting to see how the aircraft...

I think too the 100 hour inspection requirement besides being a Rotax thing is a requirement for any aircraft in a flight school for hire, unless I am mistaken? Carl

:rofl:+1 Carl

I don't know if you do it already or not, but if the radio work itself causes any issues, using Liveatc.net to review or listen to the tower when you aren't flying there can really help. The link for that tower is here http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=krbd Carl

I always use FF when I go outside the pattern of my local airport. I guess some people don't like radio work. I enjoy it. I enjoy having a second set of eyes. It is also great practice listening to that traffic. It really isn't hard and makes you better at it the longer you do it. It...

A couple cool ones. On flight following into Meadow Lake in the Colorado Springs area. About to switch to CTAF and COS approach says no traffic observed between you and the field. We switch and a C-130 comes blasting through between us and the field. I guess it is hard to see a large four...

I would agree with APA. One minor word of warning if you haven't been into APA previously. Make sure you follow their "non-standard" procedures. You will stay on ground until you are ready to go and run-up complete. Call that on ground and they will switch you to tower. Monitor tower and...

I think to your question about how accurate those hourly winds forecasts are, I find them to be pretty close to correct most of the time but only the forecast within the last 24-36 hours. Of course that is in Colorado where the winds can be a lot more changeable than some other places in the...

I own a low wing Gobosh 700 and love the low wing and the canopy giving a spectacular view of the mountains out here in CO. I think I have about 20 hours total time in high wings and I like them too for what they are but I think I still prefer the low wing for visibility. Carl

Gotta love southern Colorado. I come down from Centennial talking to Denver Approach, get handed off to Springs Approach, ok they are technically a Class C. The really funny part to me is getting handed off to Pueblo Approach. Half the time you call them they answer as Denver Approach as that...

Re: What Happened to the Archive of the FAA Federal Air Surgeon's Webinar on Sleep Ap That is what I heard too but then apparently not according to what was said in the webinar...

Interesting.. the FAA hurriedly organizes a Webinar to state that they are going to press ahead with the sleep apnea policy changes. I missed the original webinar and signed up for the archive. They emailed me back a link to load up the archive. I tried it several times and it said the...

http://www.midislandair.com/CONTACT/Contact.php Looks like a decent school with a choice of 3 different LSA's to learn in. As for getting your SP ticket in general.. I think it is a great idea. I am a SP and own a LSA. I love the ability to fly by myself or with my wife or another...

Kind of stinks that season 2 is just about to start in January on Discovery Canada and the "new" show on Smithsonian looks to be only season one. As others have noted the whole season one is available on YouTube in decent quality. Presumably they will post season two on YouTube as well a year...

I have my plane at Meadow Lake. I prefer it to COS. If you haven't been over to talk to Bobby at Springs Aviation at Meadow Lake, I suggest you check it out. I learned up at what is now Aspen Aviation at Centennial. It was a great experience but it may be too much of a drive for you. The...

My Gobosh 700 does 118-125 Kts TAS at between 8000 and 9500 MSL out here in Colorado. One note on the max speed discussion for LSA's. It is 120 Kts calibrated airspeed at sea level, standard atmosphere, max continuous power for the engine. This means as stated previously that they can and do...