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To tow a Cirrus, you have to first jack up one of the wheels. The jacking requires a special tool very few have or even know about. The guys at the airport..."we got this"...then crack, pop! $43K!

As long as you bring all long a Cirrus engineer and FAA to sign off. Oh wait. It's the wing.

Yep...I know this now. Yes I have thought about loss of use and loss of airframe value. However, upon discussing with an aviation attorney, at $375 for attorney time, it's a losing proposition. Also, you can make a case for loss of airframe value, but only if you sell the plane.

I'm sure this is a lesson learned for them. But they did it...water under the bridge...and they broke it. Towing a Cirrus is very different from other planes and they didn't know that.

Recently, I got a flat tire in my Cirrus on landing...no big deal...was able to taxi. In the process of jacking and towing my plane, Airport Operations punched a hole in the composite under the wing. The repair tab: $43,000, all covered by insurance, and 5 months of downtime. Because I didn't...

Thanks for the response. What is PDC?

Having just earned IFR, I'm keen to sharpen my IFR clearance / readback skills. Can anyone recommend a good LiveATC.net channel where I can listen in on complex clearance and readbacks (likely a Clearance Delivery channel at a major airport)?

My childhood dream was to become an airline pilot. Although it didn't work out, I never lost my passion. Now, at 63, I'm wondering if I can try again...or if it's too late...not for the airlines, but charter / Surf Air, tours, whatever. I own my own Cirrus SR22, have 750 hours, and recently...

Took the "new" test. 92%. Passed oral and practical in Cirrus on first try. Memorizing answers doesn't work anymore. I had to understand the concepts, because the questions were not like the ones in Gleim and King. That said, I used King and it served me well. I may be in a minority, but...

From a newbie IFR pilot... When departing IFR from a non-towered airport, if ForeFlight / AFD list a departure frequency, does that mean in theory I should be able to get clearance on the ground on that frequency? Or does it mean maybe I can, and maybe I will have to get clearance on that...

Big thumbs up for BATD www.flythissim.com. Expensive, yes. But for IFR training, for me, it was not just a nice to have. It saved me money by reducing the number of training hours drastically. In addition, given my work schedule, it allowed me to grab 30 minutes here and there to fly...

Ads on your computer are sometimes if not usually different from anyone else, even if the two of you go to the same page at the same time. The ad does not necessarily come from the page you're viewing. Instead, ot comes from a separate website that does complex calculations based on who you...

The Fly This Sim costs around $5,500. There's a great used market for them. If I wanted to, I could easily get $4,500 now, but I want to keep it. Ownership of this Sim saved me a huge amount of money in aircraft operating costs and reduced instructor time. The more expensive and complex...

I bought a 2005 SR22 partly because the purchase price is a bargain. Yes, really. I paid $187K for a like-new always hangared SR22 GTS with 1400 Hobbs 3 years ago. At that time, a nice 182 of the same vintage and condition was around the same price or even more. I intended to install a...

What the right practice and terminology here... I'm flying a victor airway at an altitude assigned by ATC. I notice at the next waypoint that the MEA increases by 2000 feet, but ATC doesn't say anything and I'm too low. Do I ask them first or just climb after the waypoint (assuming there's...

I used PilotEdge (www.pilotedge.net) throughout. Use them to the fullest and you'll save hundreds or thousands in training costs. I passed IFR with hours near the minimums because of PilotEdge. Suggested sequence: 1. First, they have a series of incredibly valuable VFR and IFR video...

Wow...congrats!!!! That's amazing. Are you in So Cal (I am)?

We'll be thinking about you this next year. Good luck! If you don't make it in 2018, there's always 2019, and....

Wow...does sound similar to my story. Congrats and keep going. The IFR sometimes seems impossible, even to younger folks. But just keep at it!

Who says old guys can't do it? A huge round of thanks to my friends on this site who helped me through my ups and downs (literally!). 6 years ago I started flying again after a 40 year break. With a lot of coaching from POA friends, a FlythisSim (with PilotEdge) at home, and my trusty SR22, I...