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I always thought the "ultralight style" LSA's would be a nice cheap way to afford flying. But, as someone else already pointed out, many of these even run as much as a nice used airplane.

About two minutes before I read your post our house got slammed by some big gusts here in Arvada… here we go again.

Under the hypothetical presented in this thread, I might consider it. But, in the real world it isn't really on my radar at this point. If I would have been in a better position both financially and with the market timing, perhaps this would have worked out for me in my early 20's. I'm in my...

Re: Eating a Soup Sandwich (AKA: Flying poorly) Fortunately I didn't flat-spot any tires on this one. But, just gave it enough brake to cause a bit of a swerve. I'm not fond of landing 'out of form', though I suppose we all have that occasional landing.

Well, I think you have Amber figured out… she looks innocent enough, but she's 105 lbs of ****-and-vinegar when she wants to be! She's the scariest person I know, but most good wives are that way, I suppose. On the subject of landings, I have often repeated the old mantra that: "Any...

I had to check an invoice to be sure, but it doesn't look like I'm being charged sales tax on my flights (whether it was a personal rental or flight with an instructor).

I amended the language of this thread's title to reflect the fact that (apparently) my terminology isn't very widely known! :)

Picture a sandwich, covered in soup… it's a mess. I guess that term isn't known universally, but I think it's very descriptive :)

Thanks for the warm welcome, and it was good to see you again, too! The pattern was still packed today when we departed… it wasn't one of my finer flights around the patch (reference my other post), but it wasn't bad once we got up north. Strangely, I saw very little traffic in the area of...

Eating a Soup Sandwich (AKA: Flying poorly) Ever enjoy one of those famous Soup Sandwiches of the aviation world? I'm sure we all have, but sometimes they just seem to come out of nowhere! Like so many of us who pilot light single engine aircraft, my flying has been limited due to nasty...

Of course… it has often been said that pilots aren't paid for what they do, but for what they might have to do. I really don't think it would be too hard to train a newbie to make a simple landing of an airliner on a straight-in approach during reasonable VFR conditions, with some guidance...

One hand on the yoke wasn't even a suggestion when I learned to fly… it was more like a commandment from on high. That second hand had a job to do: throttle, mixture, trim, radios, etc.

The thing I like about pilots is that we all seem to do that, regardless of whatever else we're doing at the time. I rarely hear an aircraft going over that doesn't at least get a momentary glance (longer if it is something interesting). Every pilot I know seems to do the same thing.

N25430. Tony actually taxied out in the 180hp 172 as I was doing my preflight yesterday, but he quickly returned after the tower was reporting winds in excess of 40 knots… Tony is a really good guy!

I think you nailed it there. I learned to fly at KOSU (Ohio State's airport in central Ohio), and a high visibility day there might approach ten miles. Around here it is common to see from Pikes Peak to Longs Peak on any given day, and those mountains must be about 100 miles apart. But, the...

I've always found that the borderline days are the toughest ones to call. We all know which days are absolutely unflyable. And, even a child can recognize a perfect day. But, the devil is in those days where you stand on the ramp and think: "maybe it's okay", or "we'll go have a look". Those...

I used to like that bumper sticker… until I realized that by that logic my battery powered impact wrench also makes more torque than my diesel truck. Oh well. As to the OP's issue, I guess I can say that I often picture a takeoff run as I accelerate down a highway onramp in my truck. It...

I forgot all about that video, but saw it a few months ago. I wish the subtitling had been a bit more complete, but I think that kind of demonstrates the fact that an airplane is an airplane, and handling them in a basic capacity doesn't require the many years of practice that it takes to be a...

With a 70 mph direct headwind in a Cessna 152 you could probably try some alternative landing techniques… maybe fly to the departure end of the runway, put it in "reverse", and back it onto the runway. I wonder how easy it would be to sideslip backwards? I'm not one to show off, so I'll...

Those are words I don't often see put together ;) Still, I think the important thing for any pilot is to learn the equipment they have. In many ways I feel like a duck out of water without steam gauges, but that's probably because all I've ever really logged time in are aircraft equipped...