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I passed my ifr written and am now going over th plt codes I missed in anticipation for the oral. When looking up the codes I get general categories such as pitot system or unusual attitudes and others. I vaguely recall the questions I missed but does that matter? Do I have to basically...

Thanks for all the input ! I followed up and going outside the club will cost $100 per hour more so I'll stick with the club cfi and plane Even if it takes several hours longer the savings does add up. Thanks again!

It's a 530 in the club plane I'm using and I've fumbled around on it and it's very useful with weather on it. But i figure less complicated would make it easier to pass the checkride

your input is appreciated. I took an american flyers weekend ifr written course and passed. Now im training for my oral and flight and its going slowly. Im in a club and one of the members is my cfii but its slow and im interested in trying a new instructor. The club olane will be...

This read rocks!

I may be wrong but the SR22 has a useful load of around 1k lbs meaning four adults can fly for several hours. Based on the AOPA review of the DA42 the useful load is 600-800 so that's really only 3 adults, akin to the 172. Am I correct or will the DA42 fit 4 adults for a 3 hour flight...

The 62 is definitely out of my price range. And not truly meaning to hijack this thread but can anyone give an opinion on he 42? Is it just a 172 with more maintenance?

From reading this thread it looks like financing consists of: 20-35% down 4-5% interest rate. What varies is the term since someone mentioned a 10 year balloon and another a 20 year term. Considering the cost of a plane can reach the equivalent of the cost of the house, is a 20 year term...

Today would be ALMOST perfect for a folding bike. For once the club plane is available but no way I'm flying to llano, tx for bbq without a crew car available. Which it isn't because the municipal airport office is closed. Too hot to bike. But come fall, riding a bike on a Sunday the 2...

I sometimes have little scares that cause minor anxiety attacks. Like when I flew with my wife, or especially only with my sons. If I felt an odd pain id go through the what ifs. What if it's a heart attack or stroke, how will my kids make it through. But now that my wife is in pilot...

My wife and I decided to fly from tme (Houston) to Waco today and did 1.7 there and 1.7 back for a total of 3.4 Hobbes hours. Getting to tme took 15-20 minutes so add .25 in time. Plus another 5 minutes to preflight. Dunno the decimal there. But for fun call it 4 hours to get there and...

Thanks for your input. When we get to that point we are going to study the options you provide. Doing that homework will be fun!

with all the recent posts regarding best plane for $ with X and Y, maybe we should have a separate forum? my wife is training for her PPL and we are "what if" ing about getting a plane once she gets her ticket. i'm having fun looking at the different planes but would like suggestions from the...

I appreciate the info of what goes into it as well. I just figured it was going to Sherwin Williams for paint stripper and masking tape and just a little more. But prep is important as well.

After trying to book the club plane and seeing it booked when I'm free, I was REALLY hoping to win this raffle. I mean get have to budget buying a similar plane for the freedom to fly when I want.

I'm interested in the 100ll fuel situation as well. When researching my wish trip I only found 2 airports with fuel which means if fly from FL to port of entry, refuel, and straight to staniel cay with not much room to explore other airports like you did. Did you pay the $200 fee? All...

Where do you land for your port of entry AND refuel? Leaving Florida from eithe ft pierce or Miami executive I was planning for an entry and refuel at San andros but the latest info shows no fuel there. That only leaves Freeport or Nassau. We wouldn't be sightseeing at the port of...

Thanks for the feedback! I'll verify that the airports are in the 430w subscription the club has. And aerial view in foreflight worked too!

I'm hoping to fly to staniel cay after summer but how do I get there? Foreflight just barely missed including MYES in the maps. I haven't looked at our clubs 430w to see if MYES is included in the database. If it isn't then how do I get there? Paper maps and go back to my pilot...

What constitutes good training? My second to last instructor would get on me for not coming in as close to perfect as possible. My last instructors philosophy was just get down safely and tighten up the landings with practice. That got me over the negative feelings I had about flying...