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Definitely an intro flight. In the meantime, if you want to start digging into the stuff you will need to learn/know to get your private pilot certificate, the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, and the Airplane Flying Handbook are all available as free electronic downloads from the...

Yeah, I realized that pretty quickly after I posted. I'll keep in mind for next time. I have a million questions (always learning!), so there WILL be a next time!

I dug into the MON information that Bob suggested, and it was pretty interesting. I found this, similar to what you were saying: GPS is a very weak signal and therefore vulnerable to unintentional or intentional interference The GPS signal is almost a billion times weaker than other...

That sounds nice! I'm probably thinking of it the wrong way. When I eventually take friends up VFR, even if we have a destination, we will probably do a good bit of wandering and sightseeing. These answers are all great, I'm getting some really useful insight into the different ways people do...

And I'm not trying to start a fight haha! I just wondered what the reality was, when we have so many navigation choices (old and new). I'm not saying anyone should or shouldn't do anything.

That's how I imagine I will roll. I'm a geographer by training, so I love me a good map.

Thanks for the info, Bob. I had heard about the decommissionings but I didn't know if it spelled the end of all VORs eventually or not. Guess the answer is "not".

Or is it all GPS, all the time? I'm talking specifically VFR flights here. Ever since I was a wee lad and played with MS Flight Sim, then started planning imaginary flights on Skyvector while bored at various jobs, I learned and used VORs, because a straight magenta line doesn't make for very...

Wow. This has been an incredibly heartbreaking and uplifting read. So sorry to hear about the treatment you're receiving from friends and family. But once you've got that burn inside, it won't go away right? I thought I was obsessed with aviation before, but now that I'm on this PPL journey it...

The Story of My First Solo Cross-Country! http://onezuludelta.com/first-solo-cross-country-flight "The airplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth…We are able to judge man in cosmic terms, scrutinize him through our portholes as through instruments of the laboratory."...

Thanks everyone! Weather looks incredible Sunday, so I'll be going up again!

Ha! Well, she is the one who forced me to stop dithering and follow this dream (FORCED. "You have this money, move it into this account, buy a headset, go to the damn airport"), so I don't think she would derail it, now matter how ruffly the ruffles!

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Newly married and honeymooned, ready to take to the skies and finish this PPL! Also ready to share the chronicle of my first night flight: http://onezuludelta.com/first-night-flight

Nice work, Cajun! I'm also a Louisianan living up north (NYC). Congrats on getting started, I had the same "if I don't do it now I never will" moment (without the hospital stay, though, yeesh!) and I'm SO happy I did. Tell your husband to eat your avgas exhaust!

Oh, instrument checkride, nice! Good luck! I don't have the money for an instrument rating now, but I can't imagine not being in flight training once I finish my private. I'll miss it so much. Just tooling around, taking passengers, and finally getting to share my passion with the almost-wife...

UPDATE TIME: As always, I am way behind on my blog posts. I am so far behind because I was busting butt trying to get my private checkride in before today. I finished all of the minimum requirements and did a progress check with a different CFI (at the request of my CFI). My CFI was asking for...

"Go get it wet"..."aerate my lawn"..."warm donut holes"... Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

Sorry to hear about your frustration, and, uh, welcome to the fun of internet forums. What you said about sitting back a second and reading some pilot memoirs struck a nerve with me. Skyfaring by Mark Vanhoenacker came out after I started my training, and I found time to sneak it in between...

I'm usually the first to semi-roll my eyes when the old-timers start whining about whippersnappers with no hand-flying skills, but even for me this seems extreme. I loved this video, which I'm sure a lot of you have seen, but I liked the general premise: this stuff is great, but if it acts...

85% on the written, all minimum flying requirements met. Solo practice Friday, then mock checkride/progress check with a different CFI Saturday, last check with CFI Sunday, then hopefully scheduling the checkride for the next weekend! It's my last weekend in town, because I leave for my...