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Mount a GoPro behind you and record your lessons with audio. You would be amazed at the amount of info you don't retain when things get busy and you're learning something as complex as flying. Even reviewing the flight one time will make a huge amount of difference in the amount of material you...

We're an S-Corp. My preference would be to continue covering our personal vehicles through our personal insurance, but include an add-on to our a new commercial liability policy that covers employees (and us) driving for work-related needs. I have one agent telling me a commercial policy will...

Anyone here an expert in business insurance? I own a small consulting firm with five employees and currently have a professional liability/E&O policy. For obvious reasons, we are also adding general liability insurance now. My personal insurance policies are with AmFam, but they aren't willing...

I did Cessna/King for my private and got a 98 on the written so I decided to use the King class for my instrument rating and am planning to take the written within the next couple weeks. They are cheesy as can be and you'll feel like you're in a time warp as Martha ages 30 years over the course...

Get the cellular version so you have GPS built in - it's definitely worth the extra $. I've had my Stratus lose connection in flight and ForeFlight didn't miss a beat as far displaying my position. It's also nice to have if you're "playing" around on FF while flying commercial or simply planning...

No need for a commercial unless he plans to fly other people on the company dime.

Same idea...practice, practice, practice - but in the air?

Did you guys discuss the process for getting a 1st class medical too? Curious what the good doc recommends for preparing for the more in-depth process of an actual flight test to check color vision.

I was nervous about the change before it happened, but I can honestly say that since our account fees have changed from commission to a % of the assets held, my financial advisor has been more proactive. He's always done a great job, but the change gives us more flexibility with less nickel and...

Music sounds great through A20's!

This can be done on a PC too - just "print" to a PDF instead of a printer. You'll do this in the window where you make all of your selections (pages, qty, etc.) before printing.

I flew into Lake Elmo last week and parked on the ramp for a few hours while I took care of some business. The location is great if you'll be on the east side of the Twin Cities and the bravo doesn't start until 4,000 so it's easy to get in and out of. I would recommend talking to Minneapolis...

If you go out as its getting dark you can actually start when it's light out and then ease into total darkness.

Thanks for all the feedback, everyone! Lots of food for thought and definite reinforcement that advice from our accountant and attorney will be necessary.

80/20 could end up being a stretch. If that's the case, maybe I would be better off buying the plane personally (or through a separate llc) and then just reimbursing us for travel expenses?? Since I don't have a commercial rating, my wife and I could each pay our pro-rata share of business...

Thanks for the advice. Yes, our accountant and attorney will most certainly be involved when the time comes. This is just preliminary research and, amazingly, this is probably the first aviation topic I have not been able to find any record of on POA!

It would only be my wife and I (or just myself) traveling...NEVER any of our employees.

My wife and I have been fortunate enough to grow our consulting business considerably over the past couple years and I would like to start looking at acquiring a company-owned aircraft later this year. This is NOT a "what plane should I get?" thread though. As a non-commercial-rated private...

If I could go back and do it again I would train at a non-towered field that is very close to a busier airport. Not having to wait for wake turbulence, extending down winds, longer trips to the practice area, longer taxi times, etc. could easily have saved me 10+ hours on the Hobbs over the...

What do the insurance companies want to see for experience when stepping up to a Malibu? And more importantly, what would be a safe and reasonable transition for a pilot with a couple hundred hours in a Warrior?