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@Fearless Tower - I have that. Will see if I can squeeze in something. :)

Has anybody done the ATOP course at DFW for 737/A320? I have zero aspirations to fly those birds, but I might be interested in smaller jets in the coming decades. My folks are near DFW, so logistics are easy. Does it make sense to drop $500 for a weekend of big jet familiarization and an...

Interestingly enough, Sully later said that he could tell that there was no thrust being produced because at the bird strike, he was pushed forward into his harness. That basic stick/rudder/seat of pants flying, man, I tell ya.

And yes, I'm aware there's another Sully thread, but it's already devolved into something else. As someone who has flown low-level over the Hudson, and studied that incident in particular in some detail, I enjoyed the film - thought it was reasonably well done, despite the primary tension...

@BillTIZ - those were definitely on my radar. I was over Manchester when my nerves got to me, and I thought about it - it was super well lit, and I could see the clouds clearly from on top. After passing MHT, though, it was dark dark dark, navigating by my red headlamp (my bird has really poor...

Postscript: I waited a full day and a half as the low IFR passed, then took off when the ceilings had finally lifted to MVFR. Had an easy VFR-on-top day then an RNAV approach down to 1,000 ft. Perfect workload level after having felt a little defeated 36 hours before. Thanks everybody for your...

INSPIRED.

172 - with G430W. Truly, a perfect, straightforward slam-dunk for somebody with more actual hours.

Thanks, gang. I'm pretty comfortable at night - but IMC night is a different kind of bubba. My last 6-approach currency run 3 months ago was at night with a safety pilot. After number 3, I needed a breather - the workload was getting to me. Manchester would have been fine to land - but...

I turned around tonight in deteriorating IMC, mostly out of an abundance of caution. The forecast was VMC with a front coming in later in the evening - the tail of Hermine. Weather briefer told me about it, and to expect possible low level shear about the time of my flight. Wheels up at...

Mine is a short flight to Bar Harbor Maine, borrow the loaner car and go to town.

@Aaron Stranathan , welcome to PoA. Where in the world are you now? Let me recommend Brunswick Maine, KBXM - former military, 8,000 ft strip with ILS, rental space is going cheeeeap, and a really good shop you could work for while you set up your detailing business (cleaning aircraft they're...

Ditto the need for lots of low actual. If you don't get it, I find foggles at night to be way more effective than foggles by day.

@FastEddieB - I'm guessing you're wondering about the extreme trim - for the forward pressure required on landing and go-around? I was taught this method by my primary instructor, a high-time CFI. His rationele was to learn to dead-stick every landing (your mileage may vary in other aircraft)...

In my 172, I cut power abeam the numbers, pull for best glide and trim up 3 immediately. Then flaps 1, turn base, flaps 2, flaps 3-4 on final. This causes me to hold a great deal of forward pressure on final that I release gradually through the flare, landing with the yoke pulled back to the...

I'm working on my multi instrument/commercial next. I have an Aztec or a Baron available to me at $450+ hourly here in Maine. Or a Seneca or Apache in Texas at $200 hourly. I'll plan a week in Texas to do it. And, @Joshua Swanson, I did the bulk of my private in a borrowed plane from a local...

I think he means "fresh" like not ten years ago having flown little since. And CFI desired because the bonus deal here is offering to ferry owners in their new planes while signing them off for dual instruction, ratings, etc. I'm gonna guess it's paid by trip and 15-20 days monthly pays less...