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Yes, this is the exact watch. DH

Many thanks. Please feel free to either contact me here or by private message. If some way to post my email address here without danger of spam I'll be glad to do that.

I have a rare Breitling Navitimer in absolutely pristine condition that I would like to trade someone for a used Rolex in good condition, preferably a used GMT. Don't need gold. Everything SS is just fine. My Navitimer is a 1960 AOPA #806 all stainless steel E6B bezel and SS band. In perfect...

Don't blame ME. It came in this morning's email :-) DH

They're making the movie as we speak, I believe the title will be, "Crouching Tiger..........Hidden Hydrant" Dudley Henriques

It happens, and unfortunately will continue to happen. This is why instructors like myself spend the time and effort to educate and inform. Hopefully the word will spread to those in need of it. Personally, I think that if more prospective students used more deductive reasoning, there would be...

I don't disagree with this at all. It's the unfortunate truth that the scenario has indeed changed at many airports, ESPECIALLY the light duty GA type fields where pilots used to gather on weekends just to chew the fat and hold up signs ranging from .01 to 1.0 on every landing made by their...

What you're saying is true. It's for this exact reason that I've spent 50 years attempting to educate new students on how to find a good instructor. :-)

It boils down to this; You have two choices when entering aviation as a student. You can walk in and take what's offered as an instructor or you can take charge of your own situation and choose the one you want by making the effort involved. You have a FAR better chance of success doing it with...

Simply take a trip out to your local airport and engage pilots in conversation. Believe it or not, it's THIS simple. It ALL starts from there. You don't need to know ANYTHING. Just go talk to pilots. Trust me, you'll get a CFI recommendation from all of them. It's not a cure all. It's a...

If you re-read what I posted, it might become apparent that what you are recommending is EXACTLY what I suggested. The "hooking up with a pilot" is in effect the seeking out of a recommendation. :-)) As for "how to conduct such an interview"; You interview a prospective CFI to discover whether...

I've always advised new and prospective students to treat the choosing of a CFI as their first introduction to the term "preflight inspection". New students should invest the time and effort into actively seeking out the RIGHT instructor for THEM. This should be accomplished through an interview...

The issue is quite common on the learning curve and handling it is 101 for any good CFI. Formally it's a personal plateau and/or a wall for many students and how it's handled differs greatly among the CFI community. Informally it should be expected by the instructor. Students can easily be...

The way you look at regulations as a pilot determines in large part how you will interface regulations into your personal flight safety regimen. Regulations are merely limits, basically of proximity and performance parameters as they relate to actual flight safety. The smart pilot views the...

I work in human factors flight safety connected with display flying so I'm familiar with the "buzzing" scenario. Our pilots work professionally every day with unrestricted aerobatic waivers so the scenario and it's ramifications are quite familiar to us. There are several factors involving...

My general advice would be to avoid unloading the airplane at all costs. Keeping things as close to 1g as possible which allows the pax to experience what they feel on the ground is optimum. Of course turns, and pitch excursion enter your flight equation and the accompanying g is difficult to...

There are several factors involved. First is comfort. Make absolutely sure you have the vents open enough to supply fresh air for her. Being stifled and hot will quicken airsickness onset. The second factor is confidence. The quickest way to have a new passenger experience air sickness is to...

Be careful if you buy linseed oil. It comes in two variates, raw and boiled. Raw oil has no drier and could remain sticky on a gun stock. Boiled oil has drier in it and could be used. I would highly recommend, especially if you have a walnut stock, using a commercial teak oil available from most...

Be careful if you buy linseed oil. It comes in two variaties, raw and boiled. Raw oil has no drier and could remain sticky on a gun stock. Boiled oil has drier in it and could be used. I would highly recommend, especially if you have a walnut stock, using a commercial teak oil available from...

:-)) I've always believed I didn't even begin to learn to fly until I became an instructor. The two best instructors I ever had were the airplane and the student. Best of luck with your flying. Dudley Henriques