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Yes. I'll tell you in a week. edit: It isn't me.

Well, my checkride WAS scheduled for tomorrow, but SOMEBODY who carries a massive TFR with him decided he would visit my airport and the surrounding area on the day of my checkride. What are the stinkin' odds? So, rescheduled for next Thursday, with a last flight with my CFI on Tuesday. I feel...

Yes to the first question, and I doubt he cares to the second.

And the cab companies at the FRG LIRR Station think they have some kind of legal monopoly (maybe a city ordinance?) for train station pick-ups, and will scream at any Uber driver that shows up. I've literally had to get in the front seat of an Uber instead of the back and say "just pretend...

Now THAT'S a long solo xc! Crossing a mountain range, wow! Did you land at all those airports?

I'm going today at 4 PM so it should be better! I knew it would be bad this weekend but I just forgot HOW bad. I don't know why any of the Tower controllers would want to stay at a job there, they always sound SO frustrated and I don't blame them.

I'm up to 7 hours since I restarted my flight training, and it has basically all been checkride prep. Flew Saturday and Sunday, and flying again today. If all goes well, I get the sign-off and we call the DPE to schedule. I can't believe I'm this close again. Saturday was atrocious because it...

I spent 2 hours last night reviewing my video from the last flight and taking notes, seeing where I could improve and seeing what I did right (which is surprisingly hard to see at the time). It's incredibly valuable. Tell those people to fu.... uh, to mind their own business.

I found this in Section 7-6 Operating Instructions of the POH: "Carburetor heat should not be applied unless there is an indication of carburetor icing, since the use of carburetor heat causes a reduction in power which may be critical in case of a go-around. Full throttle operation with...

Hold on while I calculate my new W&B carrying a bowling ball, ping pong ball, and feather in the airplane.

Sounds like FRG every damn day. And then there's a bizjet inbound and everyone gets 10-mile extended downwinds. I followed a Grumman Widgeon onto base yesterday, though, so that was cool. Only other place I've seen one is Alaska. Went up for a full 2.0 yesterday. Did all the maneuvers and...

Also, why are you so annoying Piper POH? Speeds in mph, and total fuel listed in gallons, but unusable fuel listed in pints... (eye roll)

Yes?

AMEN. FINALLY going flying today. WTF happened to spring up here? So weird. Last flight was the same, crazy strong winds aloft, and my turns around a point were HILARIOUS. I kept getting blown directly over the point.

Wait, wait, wait. Self-defense? Cockpit kung fu? Is this a requirement?

OK so using this, I just found a spot on the chart where the lines coincided to eliminate the need for extrapolation/guesswork (15,000 ft/27.5 miles). So, 27.5 statute miles is 145,200 feet and 145,200/15,000 = 9.68, so that's a ~9.7:1 glide ratio? So I guess I'll pad it for safety and put 9:1...

Does anyone know the glide ratio for an Archer? I can't fly this weekend so I'm stuck playing with Foreflight and dreaming and they have the new Glide Advisor feature.

I thought I read somewhere that was the reason for not using carb heat during taxi. Thanks for the links, I'll check those out!

I flew as a front-seat passenger in a really nice 206 with CAP for work a little while back, and it was my first G1000 flight and I just. could. not. stop. staring at the pretty screen. I kept catching myself, it's super addictive!