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I'm certainly one of those guys who was itching to go fixed wing. Before I got out I was the most senior line company MTP and would be going to the PC shop within a year. Not a fun job. I told my Battalion commander if he wouldn't let me at least apply for the fixed wing course, I was out. He...

Thanks for all of the advice guys. Sorry for being absent for awhile in my own thread. I know this is a personal choice, and only I know what the right answer is for me. However I am happy to get all of the insight that I can. Just to clarify, I didn't mean that my annual pay would be equal...

So I've been thinking pretty hard about moving to the airlines but I can't decide what is going to afford the best quality of life. Currently I fly helicopter HAA (EMS) and am content, but not super happy. I've made right at $100k a year with overtime my first 2 years and on track to do the same...

OP said 4500 MSL. I didn't see AGL nor do I know that area well enough to know the average ground elevation. In my experience this is not impossible however. I have seen a confirmed drone at 3000 AGL over Santa Clarita. It was maybe 100 feet max below the helicopter and maybe 50 ft offset...

I just want to correct these misleading statements. The RPM is only half of the equation. The propeller (tips) breaking the sound barrier is a function of RPM and prop length. Mark Langford routinely flew his KR2 at 4000 RPM. Formula 1 planes are also around 4000 RPM. I'll be flying my 54" prop...

James that is not how statistics work. How is the exposure of an every day American to falling hobby drones the same as the exposure to an every day American to an intentional hellfire UAS strike. We aren't all Al Queda commanders living in Yeman preaching Jihad, so we probably don't have the...

Haha, yeah whatever man. You are absolutely delusional if you believe what you are typing.

James you condemn sensationalist reporting, but this is your big argument? I'm not a known senior commander in Al Queda, so unlike the Awlaki family, the chances of getting killed by a government UAS is not the same as theirs was. You really are grasping at straws on this one. You realize they...

"We’ll show you how to apply your VA Benefit of up to $12,500 per year" Looks like they are trying to use your GI Bill to fund the training.

I'm done arguing that there's "Not much of a market in the experimental world for an 0-200." Maybe not in your experimental world, but the experimental world I know has tons of use for them. Did I use quotes right that time by the way? You know there are other people in this forum that I might...

Look man, it's not an opinion, it is fact. Speaking of facts, >95% really? What about Jabiru, Corvair, O-200, Subaru, Mazda, Turbo VW. They are all less than 5% of the engines put on experimentals in that HP range? You truly have a warped view on experimentals. I'm convinced you just don't know...

I can't figure out if you are trolling or you really don't think there are many O-200 powered experimentals. You do know Van's isn't the only experimental kit producer, right?

An O-200 without logs is hardly an item for the dumpster. Maybe not worth $3k, but if you guys would think outside the certified aircraft box, you would realize an O-200 can be rebuilt pretty cheap, and used to power a lot of experimentals, perhaps the core for a formula 1 racer even. Aluminum...

Solid explanation from a student pilot with zero formation flying experience... Formation flying takes a lot more concentration than cruising along solo maintaining + or - 100 ft and 10 knots. In a tight formation you will have to maintain maybe + or - 5 feet and will be contantly controlling...

I'll be there both days as well. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions for getting the most out of the event? This is our first time going. What does the AOPA party entail?

Yeah this really is a dumb, elitist thing to say. I fly for a living and I sure don't think I have any more right to the airports or airspace as a private pilot. If you are a commercial pilot I think you should be a professional and act accordingly.

Cloverdale will also be hosting Corvair College #38 May 6-8. For those who don't know about these "colleges" more info can be found at FlyCorvair.net If everything goes well, I'll be completing assembly and test running my 3,000cc 120HP Corvair for the first time. See you there.

You guys really don't know how this stuff works. It's not the POLICE that get called. It's fire and sheriff. Either fire or sheriff WILL be the ones to find you. There have been 2 crashes in my county in the last month, a helicopter and an airplane. There have been threads on POA about both...

A 911 call went out in my county a couple days ago for a lady that "saw an airplane flying, looked away, heard 2 loud bangs, looked back to see no plane, then thought she saw smoke." County fire and the Sheriff helicopter searched for about 2 hours, even after another bystander reported "they...

I have to agree with MAKG on this one. It appeared the pilot was planning on crossing the Sierras around Tehachapi, which is by far the most conservative routing. The summit is a little above 4000 ft and the terrain is not nearly as treacherous as if he had crossed anywhere further North. Really...