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I have a pilot friend who is losing his hearing and is going to be evaluated for cochlear implants, before he loses his hearing entirely. If he gets them, he'll learn how to hear again, but, of course, he's worried about his ability to use a headset, etc... Anyone here have experience with...

LOL, we'll keep those good ole boys at bay!

Thank you for the link, it looks like they have a Aspen/Piper version, which would be close enough for government work, LOL! That was exactly the kind of info I needed, I really appreciate it! BTW- yoke and ruder, yoke alone or joystick? I think yoke, since that's my RL controller,but not sure...

I'm just about the pull the trigger on Plane X to help me start prepping for IR training... but how do you incorporate the GTN into it? My Tiger has a GTN 650 and an Aspen Evolution, it would be really great if I could set the sim up like my real world panel. Any help appreciated, I'm a...

My Tiger came with a single Aspen and a GTN 650. Not sure if I would spend what it would cost to do it myself, but a very nice setup. Only complaint is that the 650 is a bit small.

in Wilmington, NC (KILM)- AviatMall is offering $5.05 100LL until Dec.1st. Don't know about the rest of the country, but that's a REAL good price around coastal NC. AviatMall is the new FBO on the the field. Fill up, be happy! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Yep, he'll teach me all the good stuff when he returns. I was a little disappointed, because I've never been to Oshkosh (yet) and I was looking forward to seeing the EAA Center as well as getting some cold-weather training. The CFI at Sonex told my hubby that as Grumman pilots, our transition...

to take transition training at Sonex. I was going to go in 2 weeks, when my schedule opened up, only to learn that they shut down operations on Dec 1... I guess Wisconsin winters are no joke! Hubby reports a safe arrival, 17 degrees.

Hmmmm. Interesting. You'd think it was an everyday ordeal, they put so much emphasis on it in IFR training. Thanks for the real-world perspective.

that often? Just curious how often GA pilots get put into holds. I imagine it depends on the airspace?

congrats! I'm almost ready to take my written for my instrument... I thought PPL was hard till I started this boondoggle! tired eyes and mushy brain, Allison

Yeah, yeah, we stole it from the Air Force developmental lab (shhh--it's in Roswell!) The Air Force decals are going and we're putting on non-military graphics. Will post follow-up when ready! Hubby is flying out to Sonex in Osh Kosh to do transition training in a week or so, I'm doing the...

Yes, you're right, it's small... but that's part of the appeal. We have a capable 4-seater for anything really long-haul, like the 3,200 nm X-C- we did last year. I think for our mission- short haul commuter, occasional local flight w the 2 of us--it will be swell.

We know about the turbo kit, and it's on out "we'll see if we need it" list. Going to try it out as it is for a while, first.

I'm going to be using the Grumman more for my IR training, AND he wanted a 2nd plane, too-- this is perfect as a commuter option, just 4gph. That's a lot of back-and-forth pretty cheap. Most of all, it looks like FUN!

I learned a lot from "The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual" by Rick Durden... lots of common sense, plus lots of little "gotchas" you might not think of as a new pilot.

No, I don't think it's the same fellow-- this gentleman had civilian ties to the AF, I don't believe he ever served. The a/c is out of GA, though. We don't have military ties, so we will be keeping the paint but giving it a different graphic look. Can't wait to get it next week!

This a quick pic I snapped when we were looking at it... trigear, Aerovee 2.1