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I happen to love the F-35 (but I'm biased) and also think Elon Musk is a fascinating individual with no shortness of vision. Drones in an air-to-air centric role are probably inevitable but not in the way he is espousing. At some level in the system architecture there is human interaction...

Study something you find interesting and can earn you a buck or two if flying doesn't work out. You have time if you're just entering school to figure it out. Years 1-7 are really just for drinking beer and chasing tail anyways. Relax. Light your hair on fire, and live by the wisdom of...

Step 1) Find an aircraft with AoA or install Step 2) Trim for an "on-speed" condition Step 3) Maintain "on-speed" until earth impact at intended point of landing Flaring is overrated....

Douglas to Calexico on the border will be tough. The R-2301 is one of the busiest restricted areas in the country, even on weekends. Yuma range may let you in but I wouldn't plan on it. Military uses it for Low Altitude Training, Air to Air, etc. CBP flies a lot on the border. Take a look...

Yeah, use a radio and write it down. Seriously though, I dropped FF long ago in favor of fltplango. Doesn't have the gucchi features of FF but as far as Maps, filing, and approach plates...its money. And its free.

“I was an Air Force Fighter Pilot, so I've done a lot of acro...” If you fly acro like most AF fighter guys fight, then anything that does 4Gs on the horizon should work!! I kid kid... RV-8 brah. Never fails to bring a smile to my face. Wife loves it. Gets better gas mileage than my car...

You can use AOA for all sorts of stuff!! Max range, max endurance, min radius, max turn rate, best glide, best climb, and magnitude of control input to “break” a stall to name a few off the top of my head. Aoa flying needs to be trained to by someone that know what they’re doing however...

That is the way it is suppose to work. In this case, as mentioned later on, the controllers (for whatever reason) didn't have the GA aircraft. It happens more than you'd think that controllers don't let us know though. The controllers in this case our co-located with the OP area and we (the...

There were five total aircraft in the MOA. Me and my wingman, our bandits (2 bad guys), and the civil traffic. I was just painting a picture. Could've been a close call with anyone of the MIL players I guess, I just happened to be the one in the right (wrong?) piece of sky. Sorry if it was...

All good points/questions. 1) Should've been more clear on A/C nomenclature. By B36ish I meant a Bonanza type aircraft. Since that is only one very specific variant I should've just said bonanza-ish. My apologies and I will be the first to admit that my recce timing was a bit tight. 2)...

Ladies and gents, I was working today (if one could call it that) and had a real close pass with a B36ish looking thing in a certain socal MOA. I saw him with just enough time to maneuver clear and thankfully had the g available to do so. I'm pretty sure what cued him to my existence were the...

I'd never read about the Pinnacle 3701 incident. Unbelievable.

Air France 447: Aircraft design philosophy, basic aerodynamics/aircraft state knowledge, and CRM. Second the United 232. Amazing, no other word for it. The Colgan 3407 always gets my blood pressure up. The C-5 at Dover. SWA 1380 is one of my new favorites. CRM tenants between pilots and...

Calberto... Congrats! Marine strike fighter guy here. Feel free to shoot me a message whenever as you go through the "process" if you ever have any questions. Semper yut.