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Had a flight for the first time in two weeks this last Saturday (moving, work, weather). Was a great refresher flight- slow flight and stalls, along with short field takeoffs and short field landings- and my all time least favorite, steep turns! I need to spend a little bit more time chair...

I know the POH for our plane (C172 M, 1972) slips with flaps are explicitly prohibited.

Great write-up Jeff! Thanks for doing this. My checkride w/ this DPE is tentatively scheduled for about a month from now. Now I know what areas to cover!

Beautiful pictures! I remember my first night flight.. our panel lights happened not to be working the entire trip. Good thing I brought a flashlight! Good training with my instructor.

I would likely expect this to extend to other specialties besides pilots. Especially because the order allows the military to call back retirees of all specialties. The military is currently increasing its manning. I would also expect the service obligation to increase for pilots. Its funny- I...

I'm really enjoying the David Clark One X. It's a great headset even with the ANR turned off.

Congrats- looking forward to the writeup! Feels good I bet!

Currently working through what I like to call "Maneuver Perfection" prior to the formal mock checkride. I had a little gap where I was in training for a couple of weeks, and got back in the air last weekend. I was a little rusty, but before I knew it I was doing short field landings, short/soft...

I am gonna guess Eric is your instructor. He is great. Like you said, winter is making it difficult to get lessons in- no sunrise until 730, and sunset at 1730, makes it difficult to get lessons in before or after work. I'm a Captain on the Division Staff.. I understand the time frustration...

Anyone have any experience using a Verizon Ellipsis? My wife got conned (convinced) by the Verizon rep to get one a year ago, and I have installed some EFB tools onto it. However, I notice it is prone to running slow and running out of battery somewhat quickly.. I am just not sure If I want to...

Came back to flying after a three week (sickness, work) absence from it a couple of days ago. First lesson back was pretty rusty until my last landing. Botched my steep turns because i kept gaining altitude, and would botch the rollout and still gain altitude afterwards. I was likely just too...

Clayton- What about the VOR and steep turns did you find gave you the most difficulty? You can PM if you'd like- I have a checkride coming up in the next couple of months and those things worry me too.

Is it true you need an instrument rating in order to fly CAP Planes? This is coming from a Captain in the Civil Air Patrol.. wondering if I'll be able to fly a CAP Plane in the next couple of years after I get my PPL.

Congratulations on your 100%! I also took the Kings course, but I got an 83%.. Not a horrible score, but I would have told you headed into the exam I'd get a 90%. Obviously, I have noone to blame but myself. Surprisingly, my exam consisted of a lot of "gotcha" questions and very few x-country or...

Completed my requirement to do solo 3 landings 3 takeoffs in a Class D the other Day at Griffis Airfield in New York. (KRME) I also got to knock out more of the hood time requirement there. I only have 30 minutes of hood time left, and then it will be nothing left but checkride prep! I was...

It's been awhile since I posted here! Since then, I have completed my solo and a good amount of solo pattern work. Now we are on to the fun stuff- X-Countries! Unfortunately, I find these much harder to schedule with my instructor for some reason. They need a good chunk of time to schedule, and...

Congratulations! It sounds like you are in a unique and fortitous position to enjoy a great airplane. Enjoy your learning and be patient as you begin practicing landings over and over again!

I really enjoy stuck mic avcast, and enjoyed hearing your story. @flyingcheesehead. I enjoyed the shoutout to POA! @RussR love the show, thanks for doing it!

Had a great hour over the weekend up here at KART of pattern work. I'm at about 6 hours dual now. Got five or six landings in on Saturday Morning. Biggest problem was controlling altitude on descent. I will take throttle in or out to go higher or lower, and I need to be quicker when I do that in...

I'd be very surprised if he has no answer.. unfortunately, the medical system created by the FAA is set up to be.. not so good. You can also contact the local Regional Flight Surgeon's office. Minimizing symptoms to obtain your license- that sounds like a pretty big deal. Any way you can talk...