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I used good ol John and Martha plus the $9 Sportys Study Buddy app and got a 98% on the PPL written last week. Now, I know that's not the question you asked but in the process of going through the King videos I really found a whole new appreciation for their stuff (which I had always written off...

I got that at CYS in the PA28-180 during my long XC. While I knew about the phraseology, it still made me chuckle to hear it. "Cherokee 78L, check gear down, runway 27, cleared to land." Thinking to myself: "If it's NOT still down, I'm not sure where it is..." :D

It sounds to me like you're talking about two different aspects of realism: control feel and simulation integrity, right? Cheap control feel can definitely be addressed the more you shell out. There are lots of high quality yokes/joysticks/pedals, etc on the market but the price does rise...

To the OP - If you're going to fly the Cirrus on a regular basis, I'd highly recommend checking out COPA (in addition to the CSIP training cap'n Ron already mentioned). http://cirruspilots.org/ Disclaimer: (Unafilliated former COPA member) :)

Good article on the topic www.avweb.com/news/maint/cirrus_caps_parachute_rocket_repack_cost_208212-1.html

Congrats Kyle!

About those flaps... It kind of goes without saying, but with the Johnson bar you are obviously in control of the speed of flap deployment/retraction instead of an electric motor doing it for you. The PA-28-180 I fly was my first exposure to that sort of system so I had to pace myself when...

Awesome - Congrats!

I had the same reservations when I was looking to get back into flying. This is a post I made on another board back in 2008... Today, I'm within 4 hrs of finishing up and, honestly, I realized it was something I'd always regret not finishing regardless of if I ever flew after getting my license...

That's awesome! Great pic. Would love to recreate the same photo with my boys at some point if they so choose (they're 4 and 1 now and Lord knows they get more than adequate exposure to airplanes in this house!) :)

As far as the airport itself, it seems it may have done better than originally thought. It is still officially closed for now though.

Here's some video shot from Doug Lyle's Enstrom this morning. The town has basically been bisected by the flooding from the St. Vrain river. On top of that, Left Hand creek is also flooding certain areas on the south side of the town. http://www.youtube.com/user/longmontflood

I hadn't seen it prior to last week but now I'm hooked. Parts seem a bit "staged" but very entertaining nevertheless!

Congratulations!

Welcome, Adam and congrats on starting on your journey toward becoming a pilot. I was a several thousand hour MSFS pilot going into my training and found that for the most part, it did help with the basics. It can also develop misconceptions and bad habits, too, so watch out for that... In fact...

Showed this to my CFI yesterday and he thought it was very cool. Would you like us to use the in-app support/contact link to submit feedback?

Student pilot with an IT dev background here who is about to embark on several solo XC flights over the next few weeks - happy to help with the iPhone app! Look forward to it, too - great looking app, btw!

My CFI and training aircraft (PA-28-180) are based at EIK and he's out there everyday. I'm sure he wouldn't mind me passing along his info if an opinion is still needed. PM me if so. Trevor

Congratulations!

Thanks all - appreciate the well-wishes! I went back up today for some more solo T&G's while my CFI supervised from the ground. This time I flew out of at Erie Airport (KEIK, runways 15/33). I hate to say it, but I think I've had any crosswind confidence I held before today's flight...