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I am in the same boat. I joined on the student deal after my discovery flight. I decided pretty quickly not to rejoin for more or less the same reasons you talk about. Number 1 by far is all the begging for money. Based on the exec salaries and all the money they spend on sending out requests...

I stayed out of it until this one. So you intentionally posted something you knew would cause an uproar in a manner meant exactly to do that? So instead of a Douche Bag as you (or your friend) was called, you are instead a simple Internet Troll. I am not sure if that is an upgrade or not, but...

I think there is also an impression that "could have been prevented" means the pilot was stupid or reckless. In many cases the root cause may have been human error at some point in the chain, but that may just mean the pilot got focused on the wrong piece of the emergency at a bad instance. We...

I hate that I have to qualify this question before asking it... I plan to look at buying a plan in about a year, so this question is not trying to point fingers, attack the buyer, attack the rep of the A&P, or disparage any individual at all. It is in fact a real question that I hope the answer...

I would have to agree with JoseCuervo about the majority of the advice you get when asking about buying a plane is to not buy one. Following the advice I have seen on this forum in just about every single buying advice thread... unless you are independently wealthy, are paying cash, have your...

Have not gotten to the check ride just yet, but my DPE actually want to see me use ForeFlight and the GPS in the plane asz well. Those are what I plan to fly with, so why not check that I am proficient in their use during the check ride.

Feeling good. On Saturday I got my sign-off to take the written test, and on Sunday I completed my second cross country, and my landings at a towered airport. I am taking the written next weekend since I have to travel for it, and then it will just be a few hours of polish work before the...

I am a bit shocked that the CFI let a takeoff go until the 4th flight. The instructor was working the rudder, and had hands on the yoke, but she had me do the rotation on my very first takeoff. If it makes you feel better I am an older student as well, 49, and my main reason for getting getting...

You need a battery eliminator of some type to do both at once. The audio cable connects to the micro-USB port, and the eliminator connects to the bus port; at least on version 4, I have seen them for other version that connect somewhere else.

Shoot, move anywhere and get out of the money sucking city and state. Obviously this is just my opinion, but Cali is just outright insane on taxing, regulation, and thinking they deserve to be directly involved in every lifestyle decision their citizens make. The only places in the whole nation...

Talking from the Student side, if my CFI had waited until I was 100% confident in my ability then I would still be working the pattern. I asked her how she knew, and she said what most are advising. She sent me solo when she no longer had to coach me on what to do, and instead she was just...

I mount to the left seat windscreen. It tucks close enough that it does not get in the way of my head or looking out that side (PA28). It also captures out the front, left side, all the panel, and most of what I am doing with the controls. Using the audio cable is great because it captures all...

When I did my training CC into KBJC last month my instructor was a bit shocked when they mentioned a landing fee. It must have been a fairly new fee since she has landed there before. I half expected them to waive all or part of the fee when I told them to top the tanks, but no dice. Sad since...

Just playing off all the comments that say we need newer planes, and those that comment that this is not a big deal. My opinion is that it is not necessarily the older planes that are the issue themselves, it is that they feel old. Patched panels, dusty steam gauges with worn knobs, faded and...

My biggest worry is the ongoing costs that will come up. I have been told by many people that unless I can use a plane for legitimate business purposes or fly a massive number of hours per year, that it will always be a better deal to just rent instead of buy. I see too many planes that are...

Another big check mark on my path. I completed my first cross country solo today. That really felt like being a pilot instead of just being a landing bot.

I am getting towards the end of my PPL training, and I could not imagine waiting to finish all the ground school before actually getting into the air. It makes many of the concepts much easier to understand for me if I am putting them into effect as I am learning about them.

We have a older Twinkie as the only plane of the ramp here, and it hurts to watch it go down hill fast. It used to be in a hanger until early this year, so I guess this is just one step closer to gone. Then there is the Russian Jet in the open hanger. I do not know exactly what it is, but I...

I have not seen, nor seen my CFI, tip for a fuel up. We have tipped when they came out to help us in unusual circumstances such as helping with a flat on the taxiway, staying late when we did my night landings, or went out of their way to make sure everything was ready to go for a very early CC...

We broke 100 down here in the SE corner of CO today. I would happily suffer the sweating if I had the time to go flying.