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On the way to CFI and did the required spin training endorsement a couple of weeks ago. Was a bit nervous and the first spin that my instructor demonstrated scared me a bit. Not that he did anything wrong just my reaction to the unknown. After that I completed 4 or 5 my self. Never felt...

I went to CRAFT in Charleston, SC for my IFR and commercial. Great place and I did both within 32 days including knowledge exams and flying 90 hours to meet the 250 hour requirement for the commercial. You have to be committed or you are just waisting your time. Prices are as advertised on their...

Did it when when I was the maintenance manager at my last job. Pilots wanted to just taxi the CL300 into the hangar in inclement weather. Video I recorded one night when they got back from a trip.

Our CG is at 90.6 with 465 lbs in the front seats and 40 gallons of fuel. We will run out weight before CG goes too far forward. I would weigh it and go from there.

We were donated a 1976 Cherokee 140 that sat for 17+ years. After restoring it back in the fall of 2020, going through paperwork the W&B looked good on paper. First thing was to fly it to a shop and weigh it. Well worth the $300 we were charged. Our Empty Weight is 1419.0 and CG is 89.53". Hope...

Just remember that the weather from the Stratux is delayed. I wouldn’t rely on it to avoid storms.

I will have my students install everything under my supervision (I'm and A&P and I.A.) as part of one of their school projects. No need for outside shops. More than likely I will be installing a new PMA6000B. Click on the Argonaut link in my signature below for more info on what we do and to...

Congrats on passing the IFR ride. I just passed mine back in May. On the 6 HITs in 6 months the way it was explained to me is think of the 6 months as a floating window. If you don't have 6 HITs in that 6 month window then you are not current. So in your example you are current in November but...

I want nothing more than to replace the audio panel and/or upgrade the entire panel. Unfortunately the reality is that we can’t afford it at this time. I have reached out to several OEMs and avionics shops asking to donate/partner (tax deductible) with us but haven’t heard back from anyone yet...

Part of this is to have the students we support, learn about aviation by helping work on the Cherokee and by us paying for their flight training and hopefully have their private license by the time they graduate high school.

Thank you for the reply. I agree the KMA 20 is very old and needs to go. We have the GTN 650 and GI 106A ordered and on the way. Unfortunately I can only recommend and install the parts in the aircraft. I don't pay the bills. I have recommended replacing the audio panel since we are diving into...

I am reaching out to ask if anyone has installed a GTN 650 (non xi) with an existing King KMA 20 audio panel. How did the install go and were there any difficulties during installation? Can it even be done? Looking at the install manuals for both units it seems like it should work. The...

The club I belonged to had their 360 overhauled for around $27K.

Thanks to all. My boss found one. We are a non profit teaching kids to fly and to come out of High school with a PPL. Budget is always a concern for non profits.

Looking for a CDI (used with 8130) to pair with a GTN 650 (non Xi) that will be installed soon. I was going to purchase a GI 106A but it was sold before I had a chance to grab it. Any information will be appreciated.

Passed my commercial check ride yesterday. In the past 35 days I have flown over 90 hours to reach the flight hour requirements, taken 2 knowledge tests and taken 2 check rides (instrument and commercial). I have the CFI checkride scheduled for October 4th.

In CHS this last week trying to do my accelerated commercial training. Had to push the check ride out 2 days due to this crazy weather. Passed my check ride today after much delay.

I wen to CRAFT in Charleston, SC and knocked it out in 7 days including the checkride. Some think its pricy but I didn’t have to spend months in training. Knocked out their prerequisites, went down there and had no problem with it. You get a dedicated only to you CFII, Diamond aircraft and sim...

When I was searching for a accelerated program, I called around the country to several training centers. I would say half never returned my calls/emails and the other half didn’t answer my questions to my satisfaction other than CRAFT. To me personally, cost was not the only driving factor in...

Out of curiosity when did you do your training at the cost you paid?