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Just curious (and fortunately we're only 1k into the engine...)... What do O-540 overhaul's run these days? We're planning for around $25 in the engine fund but one of my partners said he talked to a guy at the field the other day who just had his 182 done with the same engine and it ran twice...

hmmm...i never said it was.

I've flown in there a bunch to get/drop off my Mom who lives in Katy. It's towered but as mentioned no radar which is why I figured they didn't declare it Delta...it's also not very busy. I've flown in at least a half dozen times now and I can only remember once when there was anyone else even...

Did a quick search through the first few pages and didn't see this show up... What a f'ing nightmare. If you are a student or thinking about it...get going now! http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Issues-New-Student-Pilot-Rules-225505-1.html

I wanna hear the magic words. If I'm close and they haven't cleared me and I'm flying at an altitude that won't keep me under the outer shelf I'm asking. No biggie.

Here you go - 29 minutes of footage from our flight up and various activities over the weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RegWp5rTZGk&feature=youtu.be

HOME!! What a great time everyone...so glad I made the trip with Bryan...was a long day heading home and boy was it bumpy and windy in Texas today...16 gusting 27 at my home airport, KGTU when I landed today around 4:30pm. Look forward to the trip next year - hope it works out that I can...

I did my last flight before going to my ride with a different CFI...one who had actually done a few checkrides with the same DPE in fact. She gave me some very helpful insights on what he was looking for with various maneuvers, his disposition, etc...even down to telling me that he would...

I fly with flip-flops all the time but during take off and landing when I'm really on the pedals and need the feel I take them off because I don't want them hanging up or falling off and causing all kinds of hell for me. I actually like the feel barefoot on the pedals...and it sure is...

We had it done in Dallas by one of the top RV guys in the country, so I hear. I noticed a difference right away...ours was pretty off too. I piece milled a bit of a video together of the experience -we paid $250. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiN3Po7E74

best advice you can get is to take someone who has done a checkride with that DPE to lunch and pick their brain. The DPE's are typically creatures of habit and they ask their candidates to plan the same route over and over. They'll change diversion airports, etc... but for the most part the...

That's a big one. Also make sure everyone has a similar mission. Ask to look at whatever their scheduling tool is over the last year or so (with current partners) to get an idea of availability...not that that's going to necessarily be a leading indicator, but you get some idea. Our...

Agree with other folks - pay to land at MDW...be a cool experience too. Then take the orange line into downtown...there's several stops but jump off a few blocks from Michigan Ave and you are good to go - plenty of hotels, shopping, great restaurants around you can do on foot or even more for a...

yeah it's silly...my home airport is on something like a 3 year waiting list for a t-hangar. You'd think someone would smell an opportunity there.... :dunno:

A couple of the guys that are Partners in my plane do it on long trips where they need as much gas as possible. No sense in leaving 4-5 gallons in the tips just for the helluva it when you need it. I never could get up the nerve to do it myself...but I did let it happen on accident once...and...

My experience is that if they want you to contact C/D then they'll tell you in ATIS so they don't have to keep sending folks around when they call in. If I don't hear any specific directions at a Class D then I'm talking to ground. At a Charlie you will most likely be talking to C/D and...

I just flew for the first time into Hooks which is in Houston, not Dallas of course...but it's a Class D tucked under the Houston Bravo and very close to Bush Intercontinental Airport. Getting out was easy - Hooks is also towered and you just call up ground (their ATIS doesn't say anything...

no joke - i watched a segment on 60 minutes tonight about how they (insurance companies and FEMA) are screwing thousands of Hurricane Sandy victims out of paying claims...they point blank altered the engineers reports that the houses had structural damage so they wouldn't have to pay...

I didn't know it was old news - i saw the flying article and it was dated recently saying they just took him into custody. And yes, there's no way the guy on the horn talking to him is a controller...that is a controlled field but I doubt they have anyone in the tower at 1am or whatever it was...

wow what a mess. And yes, glad he didn't auger that thing into a hotel on the strip. And I agree...hate to see a plane go to waste but as a father with 3 boys...I have nothing for guys like this.